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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 23., Medford, Condita, 1628. (search)
this heroic and Christian adventurer belongs the honor of building the first vessel whose keel was laid in this part of the Western World; and that vessel was built on the bank of Mystic River, and probably not far from the governor's house at Ten Hills. There is a tradition that it was built on the north shore of the river, and therefore in the limits of Medford. Just what this part of the Western World means is open to query, but it is a known fact that a vessel was built by the Popham colonists in Maine at an earlier date. This he seems to have been unaware of, or overlooked, and while stating that the Blessing was built near the governor's house at Ten Hills, mentions a tradition about the north side of the river, and immediately says, the record concerning it is as follows: The governor built a bark at Mistick which was launched this day and called The Blessing of the Bay. We do not deny but that there was a tradition current relative to early ship building on the no