Monthly Archives: June 2024

Dorchester Illustraton 2675, Daniel Davenport

Posted on June 30, 2024 by earltaylor

Daniel Davenport Dorchester Illustration 2675 Daniel Davenport (1773-1860) was the sexton and grave digger for the First Parish Church. Davenport charged $4 to the estate of Elijah Wales for opening and closing the tomb, tolling the bell, providing a horse … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2674, William Wales

Posted on June 23, 2024 by earltaylor

William Wales, Dorchester Illustration 2674  William Wales (1803-1873) was a descendant of Nathaniel Wales, who arrived from England in the 1630s. Wales started a florist business on his property stretching from Olney Street to Columbia Road. His inventory included large … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2673 Putnam Horse Shoe Nail Company

Posted on June 16, 2024 by earltaylor

Putnam Horse Shoe Nail Company Dorchester Illustration 2673  Silas S. Putnam Nail Company began the manufacture of curtain fixtures, horse shoe nails and other types of hardware at the end of the Port Norfolk peninsula in 1859. Today’s illustration includes … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2672, Dorchester Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

Posted on June 9, 2024 by earltaylor

Dorchester Mutual Fire Insruance Co. Dorchester Illustration 2672  Dorchester Mutual Fire Insurance Co. was incorporated in 1855. By the mid-1860s, the company owned this building pictured in today’s illustration at 7 Woodworth St. in Port Norfolk. At the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2671 Stearns Lumber Company

Posted on June 2, 2024 by earltaylor

Stearns Lumber Company Dorchester Illustration 2671   This image from the 1910 atlas, shows that the Laban Pratt’s Lumber Company extended on both sides of the train tracks at the Neponset River, but Albert Thomas Stearns Lumber Company to the … Continue reading →

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