History of the Boston Landfill Project: How Boston Lost Its Hills
Anyone who has visited modern day Boston, Massachusetts might be a little confused to hear it was once a small hilly peninsula less than 800 acres wide. The city is… Read more »
Category: Industrial Era
History and Career of the USS Constitution
The USS Constitution is one of the oldest warships in the world. A British ship, the HMS Victory, is older, being built in 1778, but has been dry docked in… Read more »
History of Maudslay State Park in Newburyport
Maudslay state park is a large sprawling property in the small seaport town of Newburyport, Massachusetts. The 450-acre park was once home to a wealthy investment banker Frederick Strong Moseley… Read more »