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Tag Archives: Savin Hill
Dorchester Illustration 2660, Handstand at Malibu
Handstand at Malibu Dorchester Illustration 2660 This week, we are looking for information. The illustration is of a man performing a handstand at Malibu Beach. Does anyone know how Mailibu Beach got its name? Send your answer to info@dorchesterhistoricalsociety.org
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Dorchester Illustration 2629, John Fottler and John Fottler, Jr.
John Fottler and John Fottler, Jr. Dorchester Illustration 2629 John Fottler, Jr. (1841-1929) came from an agricultural family. The following is from A Healing Landscape: Environmental and Social history of the Site of Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Centre. Second edition … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2615 Railroad Bridge
Dorchester Illustration 2615 Railroad Bridge Today’s illustration appeared in Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, a 19th-century illustrated magazine published in Boston, in 1855. The subject of the engraving is the Old Colony Railroad bridge between Savin Hill and Commercial Point. … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2609 Stedman Home on Savin Hill
Dorchester Illustration 2609 Stedman Home on Savin Hill One of the featured insets on the 1858 Map of Norfolk County is the “Residence of D. B. Stedman, Esq. Savin Hill, Dorchester. Daniel B. Stedman was an importer of crockery and … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2605 Henry S. Russell
Dorchester Illustration 2605 Henry S. Russell Henry Sturgis Russell (June 21, 1838 – February 16, 1905) was an American military and government official who served as commander of the 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry and as the first commissioner … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, Dorchester, Henry Sturgis Russell, Savin Hill
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Dorchester Illustration 2381 Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne
Dorchester Illustration no. 2381 Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne was born September 6, 1855, to William and Elizabeth Chadbourne. William came to Lynn, Massachusetts, from Lyman, Maine, at the age of eighteen to take a job in the shoe … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2349 Swimmers Jumping Off Bridge
Dorchester Illustration no. 2349 Swimmers jumping off bridge Is it spring yet? With thoughts turning to summer and the pleasures of warmer weather, we were reminded of this photograph. September 1, 1980, “With the temperature in the 80’s plus high … Continue reading
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Tagged Beades Bridge, Dorchester, Malibu Beach, Morrissey Boulevard, Savin Hill, Uncategorized
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Dorchester Illustration 2319 Dome of Savin Hill and Aviation Field
Dorchester Illustration no. 2319 Dome of Savin Hill Postcard. Caption on front: Dome of Savin Hill. Practically any scene was fair game for the creation of a post card in the early years of the 20th century, when post cards … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illusration 2308 Cannons for the War of 1812
Dorchester Illustration no. 2308 Cannons for the War of 1812 The Dorchester Historical Society has acquired 2 brass cannons that were made for the New England Guards in 1814. The Guards used them in their encampments, including on Savin Hill, … Continue reading
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Tagged cannons, Dorchester, Lafayette Farewell Tour, New England Guards, Savin Hill, Uncategorized, War of 1812
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