Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order

Fortifications

Richard Davenport, the Commander, Oct., 1644

Struck by lightning, July, 1660

Again struck by lightning, Commander killed, July 16, 1664

Repaired and enlarged, 1696

Rebuilt, and named Fort William, 1705

Defended by one hundred guns, March, 1750

The block-house blown up by the British, Mar. 27, 1776

Criminals confined there, Feb., 1786

Ceded to the United States, Aug. 18, 1798

Named Fort Independence, July 31, 1799

Merry's Point (Battery street), were raised there, 1646

Again raised and repaired, 1656

Again repaired and strengthened, 1696

Again raised and enlarged, 1706

Said to have gone to decay, and useless, 1760

Neck, at Roxbury line, a gate put up, 1640

Roxbury gate repaired, 1650

Roxbury gate again repaired, 1696

Embankment raised and extended, 1706

Embankment rebuilt of brick and stone, 1710

Had new gates and batteries, 1710

Repaired and greatly strengthened, 1742

Gates thrown open by Washington's Army, Mar. 17, 1776

Substantially improved by volunteer labor, 1814

Discontinued; surrounding grounds raised, 1832

Old ruins dug up in building a sewer, 1860

Fort Strong, Camp Hill, Noddle's Island, built, 1776

Repaired by volunteer labor, 1814