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Dorchester Illustration 2576 Tapestry at First Baptist Church

The Neponset Village Meeting House Tapestry from the 1830s is owned by the First Baptist Church in Dorchester. The current First Baptist Church in Dorchester on the corner of Ashmont and Adams Streets, was originally known as the Neponset Village … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2575 Native American Dwelling

The book about the Dorchester Day celebration of 1907 included a photo captioned: Last Indian Camp on Savin Hill, on the site of the old fort.  The photo was described as made by James H. Stark in 1884. When the … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2574 John S. Davidson

Dorchester Illustration 2574 John S. Davidson Today’s illustration reminds us that contractors often used to work out of their homes.  John S. Davidson is standing behind the fence at 8 Charles Street. The boy is probably John’s son Leonard. On … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2573 Dorchester Boosters Pin

Dorchester Illustration 2573 Dorchester Boosters Pin The Dorchester Boosters promoted Dorchester’s proximity to City Hall.  Does anyone know more about the Dorchester Boosters?

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Dorchester Illustration 2572 Neil McNeil and Sylvester Parshley

Today’s illustration includes Neil McNeil (left) and Sylvester Parshley (right).  The McNeil Bros. business was one of the largest contracting firms in Boston in the second half of the nineteenth century. Neil went south during the U.S. Civil War on … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2571 Littlefield Grocery Store

Today’s vintage illustration is from Picturesque Boston Highlands, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester. (1895). The color photograph is from 2003. In 1883, Arthur Horace Littlefield and Warren Herbert. Littlefield went into business together as grocers in the building at 2286 Dorchester … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2570 Harris School

In 1861, the Harris School on Adams Street at the corner of Victory Road (formerly Mill Street) was erected and named in honor of the Rev. Thaddeus Mason Harris who was the pastor of the First Parish for many years. … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2569 Baker Chocolate Sign Lighting

Dorchester Illustration 2569 Baker Chocolate Sign Lighting The top Photograph from CaugthInDot   at     https://caughtindot.com/dorchester-history-lesson-baker-chocolate-factory/  The bottom photo shows the interior of the Administration building about 1955. The Lower Mills Civic Association announced the re-lighting of the Walter Baker sign. You … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2568 John Gallagher

Dorchester Illustration 2568 John Gallagher   The intersection of Adams Street and Oakton Avenue was named a Hero Square for John Gallagher. The following is from the City of Boston’s website https://www.cityofboston.gov/veterans/herosquares/hero-square/1137/ “John J. Gallagher United States Navy 28 August … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2567 Why is Hyde Park not part of Dorchester?

Dorchester Illustration 2567  Why is Hyde Park not part of Dorchester? The 1850 map of Dorchester clearly shows the section of Hyde Park north of the Neponset River as part of Dorcchester.  In 1846, Henry Grew began buying land in … Continue reading

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