hide
Named Entity Searches
hide
Sorting
You can sort these results in two ways:
- By entity
- Chronological order for dates, alphabetical order for places and people.
- By position
- As the entities appear in the document.
You are currently sorting in ascending order. Sort in descending order.
hide
Most Frequent Entities
The entities that appear most frequently in this document are shown below.
Entity | Max. Freq | Min. Freq | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Bigelow | 30 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Josiah G. Fuller | 25 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Winthrop | 25 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Samuel Gray | 22 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Martin Burridge | 21 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Salem (Massachusetts, United States) | 18 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Caleb Brooks | 17 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Medford (Massachusetts, United States) | 17 | 1 | Browse | Search |
James Madison Usher | 16 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Meeting House (Massachusetts, United States) | 14 | 0 | Browse | Search |
View all entities in this document... |
Browsing named entities in a specific section of Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22.. Search the whole document.
Found 115 total hits in 46 results.
Charles (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 19
Meeting House (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 19
Middlesex Village (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 19
Stoneham (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 19
Chelsea bridge (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 19
Chelsea (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 19
Medford (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 19
Why Mystic?
THE earliest mention of our river is said to have been made by some of the Plymouth Pilgrims in September, 1621, who said,
Within this bay the salvages say there are two rivers: one whereof we saw having a fair entrance but we had no time to discover it.
Later comes Johnson, who in his Wonder-Working P alley parkway.
Beneath the river cross water-mains and sewers, while on its surface numerous pleasure craft make their way or find moorings.
We have heard of no Mystic submarines in the waters, but winged ships of the air have flown up its course and over its tributary, Menotomy.
After the Civil War the project was broached o as improved its flow through her territory, making it permanently ornamental, adding much to its attractiveness.
And now we come back to our caption query, Why Mystic?
and answer, Mystic it is not, except by common usage.
Missi-tuk, the Indians called it. The early settlers adopted the Indian name, spelling it various ways, a
Winter Hill (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 19
Maine (Maine, United States) (search for this): chapter 19
Horn Pond (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 19