Category: Industrial Era

Trimount in 1630, painting by Samuel Lancaster Gerry, circa 1836

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 now… Read more »

Trimount or Boston as it was, illustration published in Gleasons pictorial, circa 1850

History of Boston, Massachusetts

The history of Boston is an important part of the history of the United States. Boston is one of the most historic towns in Massachusetts. Because so many groundbreaking historic… Read more »

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 »

The "Gates of Hell," Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Mass. Photo Credit: Rebecca Brooks

History of Maudslay State Park in Newburyport, Massachusetts

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 »