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

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Soup Houses

One provided on Milk street, Apr. 16, 1808

One 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

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Spotted Fever

caused great alarm; sanitary measures adopted, Mar., 1810

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Spot Pond

surveyed by Governor Winthrop, Feb. 7, 1631

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State

House. The old Town House occupied, Oct. 25, 1780

An 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.

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Stages

from Boston to Portsmouth once a week, 1763

From Boston to New York once in three days, 1814

Traveling, the practice of the day, 1830

Surperseded by railroads, 1840

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Statuary

Adams, Samuel, placed in Dock square, July 4, 1880

Aristides, 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

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