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Babson Boulder inscribed with the word "Kindness" in Dogtown in Gloucester, Mass, circa 2012. Photo by Rebecca Beatrice Brooks.

Babson Boulders in Gloucester, Massachusetts

The Babson Boulders are a 6.5-mile-long trail of over 30 granite boulders in Dogtown, which is a ghost town in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The boulders are glacial erratics, which are rocks… Read more »

Industrial Era   
News report about the poisoning at Tewksbury State Hospital. Published in the Boston Post on October 30, 1903.

The Tewksbury State Hospital Poison Mystery

On October 27, 1903, 11 patients at the Tewksbury State Hospital were poisoned when they drank water that had been mixed with poison. One of the patients died the following… Read more »

Industrial Era   
Administration Building, Tewksbury, Mass. Photo by Candace Jenkins, 1991, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

History of Tewksbury State Hospital

Tewksbury State Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Built in 1854, it was originally established as an almshouse before later being converted into a hospital. The property… Read more »

Industrial Era   
The James Blake House, Dorchester, Mass, in 1898

James Blake House: Oldest House in Boston, Massachusetts

The James Blake House is a historic First Period house on Columbia Road in Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1661, it is the oldest surviving house in Boston. The house is… Read more »

Colonial Era   
Green-Dragon Tavern, Boston, Mass. Photo published in the Boston Post on December 3, 1911.

History of the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston, Massachusetts

The Green Dragon Tavern was a public house located on Union Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It was a popular meeting place for the Sons of Liberty and the Freemasons during… Read more »

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