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A map of Boston near the end of the colonial period: the coastline was dotted with shipyards. Shipbuilding in the American colonies was the development of the shipbuilding industry in North America (modern Canada, the United States, and Bermuda), from British colonization to American independence.
The Colony of Virginia was a British colonial settlement in North America from 1606 to 1776.. The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585; the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for three attempts totaling six years.
The King's Highway was a roughly 1,300-mile (2,100 km) road laid out from 1650 to 1735 in the American colonies. It was built on the order of Charles II of England, who directed his colonial governors to link Charleston, South Carolina, and Boston, Massachusetts.
John Bonner's map of Boston published. [2] [14] Population: 10,567. 1723 – Old North Church built, Salem Street. 1729 – Old South Meeting House [1] and Granary built. [2] 1732 – Hollis Street Church established. 1733 – September 27: Rebekah Chamblit executed. 1735 – Trinity Church built on Summer St. 1737 Charitable Irish Society of ...
1751 Fry-Jefferson map depicting the Virginia Colony and surrounding provinces. Conestoga wagons on the Great Road. The heavily traveled Great Wagon Road was the primary route for the early settlement of the Southern United States, particularly the "backcountry". Although a wide variety of settlers traveled southward on the road, two dominant ...
Chart of Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay with Map of Adjacent Country. E. P. Dutton. 1867. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. A good map of roads and rail lines in and around Boston. Downst, Henry P. (1916). Random Notes of Boston. Humphrey Publishing. Harris, Patricia & Lyon, David (1999). Boston. Oakland, California: Compass ...
After the European discovery of North America in the 15th century, European nations competed to establish colonies on the continent. In the late 16th century, the area claimed by England was well defined along the coast, but was very roughly marked in the west, extending from 34 to 48 degrees north latitude, or from the vicinity of Cape Fear in present-day North Carolina well into Acadia.
Pages in category "1700 establishments in the Colony of Virginia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.