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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Churches

Winter street, Central, removed to make room for stores, Sep., 1865

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Church st

territory raised, in some places, 9 ft, 1868

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Circus

opened at the foot of the Mall, Sep. 19, 1778

Opened at Washington Garden, near West st., July, 1815

Opened at the Lion Tavern, Washington street, Oct., 1835

One on Haverhill street, and another on Travers street, Oct., 1841

On Haymarket square, Franklin turns three summersaults, May, 1844

Barnum's, on Exeter street, great display, May, 1875

On Columbus avenue, June, 1876

Exhibition, Siege of Paris Panorama, on Columbus avenue, 1880

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City

Auditor, William Hayden, appointed, May 13, 1825

Elisha Copeland, appointed, June 14, 1841

Alfred T. Turner, appointed, Dec. 5, 1864

James H. Dodge, appointed, July 16, 1881

Building, Corner of Court square and Williams court, built, 1846

Occupied as a police station, May 26, 1854

Clerk, Samuel F. McCleary, Sr., chosen, May 1, 1822

Samuel F. McCleary, Jr., chosen, Jan. 5, 1852

Crier, James Wilson, chosen, May 30, 1822

William Collier, chosen, July 1, 1842

Samuel T. Edwards, chosen, May 6, 1844

George Hill, chosen, Apr. 28, 1851

Council Clerk, Thomas Clark, chosen, May 1, 1822

Richard D. Wait, chosen, Jan. 6, 1833

Washington P. Gregg, chosen, Jan. 2, 1843

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