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South Boston (colloquially Southie) is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. It has undergone several demographic transformations since being annexed to the city of Boston in 1804.
The South Boston Boat Clubs Historic District is a historic district consisting of clubhouse buildings at 1793–1849 William J. Day Boulevard in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The district includes four late-Victorian era clubhouses, which were built on "made land" created by filling in mudflats from nearby ...
South Boston Naval Annex Historic District: August 8, 2022 : Roughly bounded by Boston Harbor, Dry Dock and Fid Kennedy Aves., Massport Haul Rd. South Boston: 168: South End District: South End District: May 8, 1973 : South Bay area between Huntington and Harrison Aves.; also 200–224 Northampton St.
Castle Island is a peninsula in South Boston on the shore of Boston Harbor. In 1928, Castle Island was connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land and is thus no longer an island. [3] It has been the site of a fortification since 1634, [3] and is currently a 22-acre (8.9 ha) recreation site and the location of Fort Independence. [2]
South Boston, formerly Boyd's Ferry, [4] is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,142 at the 2010 census, [ 5 ] down from 8,491 at the 2000 census. It is the most populous town in Halifax County.
Saint Augustine Chapel and Cemetery is a historic church on Dorchester Street between West Sixth and Tudor Streets in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1818–19, it is the oldest Roman Catholic church building in Massachusetts; the cemetery, established 1818 is also the state's oldest Catholic cemetery.
South Boston High School was built on Telegraph Hill in Dorchester Heights in 1901. It was the first high school in the South Boston neighborhood. [1] [3] During the Boston busing crisis in the 1970s, several racial incidents took place at the school. [4] On September 12, 1974, the first day of school, only 124 students attended.
South Boston Historic District is a national historic district located at South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia. The district includes 594 contributing buildings and 7 contributing structures in the Village of South Boston. It consists of industrial, commercial, and residential building types dating from the mid-19th century to the present.