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3.1 Disasters in the 1700s. 4 Boston and the American Revolution, 1765–1775. 5 19th century. ... A map from the 1770s of the city of Boston and its harbor. The ...
2.1 1700s–1760s. 2.2 1770s–1790s. 3 19th century. ... City's "Office of Arts, Tourism, and Special Events" [30] and Boston Public Library Map Center established. 2005
Map of the city of Boston (1775), showing the position of Hancock's Wharf at the North-East, between Long Wharf and North Battery. Hancock's Wharf was a dock on the waterfront of Boston, Massachusetts in the 1700s, owned by John Hancock, and previously his uncle, Thomas Hancock.
c. 1700 [107] Dickinson–Pillsbury–Witham House: Georgetown: c. 1700: The Dickinson–Pillsbury–Witham House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Parkman Tavern: Concord c. 1700 [108] Cited source estimates date of late 17th or early 18th century Nathaniel Felton Sr. House: Peabody [c] 1700 [109]
The milestone, now incorporated into a wall, is engraved with "B 138," to denote its distance of 138 miles from Boston. In 1761, then-Postmaster General Benjamin Franklin ordered milestones placed along the 1673-established route from Boston to Saco, Maine, initially, then all the way to Machias, as a northern extension of King's Highway. [9] [10]
State Street is one of the oldest and most historic streets in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Located in the financial district, it is the site of some historic landmarks, such as Long Wharf , the Old State House and the Boston Custom House .
After the British evacuated Boston, the plan for rebuilding the interior of the church was drawn by Thomas Dawes. [4] Old South Meeting House was almost destroyed in the Great Boston Fire of 1872. As the fire approached the historic structure, Boston firefighting crews, understanding the importance of the building to the history of Boston and ...
Boston was the center of revolutionary activity in the decade before 1775, with Massachusetts natives Samuel Adams, John Adams, and John Hancock as leaders who would become important in the revolution. Boston had been under military occupation since 1768. When customs officials were attacked by mobs, two regiments of British regulars arrived.