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Soup Houses
One provided on Milk street, Apr. 16, 1808One provided on Charles street, June 1, 1855
Several provided at Police Stations, Feb. 7, 1868
Opposed by Board of Charities, but continued by Government, 1880
Spotted Fever
caused great alarm; sanitary measures adopted, Mar., 1810
Spot Pond
surveyed by Governor Winthrop, Feb. 7, 1631
State
House. The old Town House occupied, Oct. 25, 1780An attempt to remove from Boston, June, 1787
Beacon Hill, ground broken, May 15, 1795
Built, and dome completed, Oct. 19, 1796
On Beacon Hill, first occupied, Jan. 11, 1798
The Codfish over the Speaker's desk put up, Jan. 11, 1798
West end addition completed, Sep. 8, 1853
Remodeled and repaired, Dec., 1867
Liquor Agent causes a sensation at State House, Nov., 1859
Prison. See Prisons.
Stages
from Boston to Portsmouth once a week, 1763From Boston to New York once in three days, 1814
Traveling, the practice of the day, 1830
Surperseded by railroads, 1840
Statuary
Adams, Samuel, placed in Dock square, July 4, 1880Aristides, placed in Louisburg square, Dec. 1, 1849
Columbus, placed in Louisburg square, Aug. 1, 1851
Emancipation, placed in Park square, Dec. 6, 1879
Ether, placed in the Public Garden, Jan. 27, 1869
Everett, Edward, placed in Public Garden, Nov. 18, 1867
Franklin, placed front City Hall, School street, Sep. 17, 1856
Removed to west side of yard, Sep., 1862