Monthly Archives: March 2016

Dorchester Illustration 2242 Statue of Edward Everett

Posted on March 27, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2242 Edward Everett’s statue stands in Richardson Park at Edward Everett Square (the intersection of Columbia Road, Boston Street, Massachusetts Avenue and Cottage Street).  It was originally located in the Boston Public Garden but was moved to … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2241 Washington at Dorchester Heights

Posted on March 20, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2241 The American patriot troops fortified Dorchester Heights the night of March 4, 1776.  As a result on March 17, 1776, the British evacuated from Boston.  Today’s illustration is Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington at Dorchester … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2240 Revolutionary War Drum

Posted on March 13, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2240 The revolutionary war drum that came down the centuries in the Trask Family came to the Dorchester Historical Society from William Blake Trask.  His Trask ancestor arrived in Salem in the late 1620s, and he is … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2239 children playing in dump

Posted on March 6, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2239 Today our illustration show children on improvised playground equipment made from discarded materials.  The scene is the Mile Road Dump at the end of Columbia Point, October, 1909. Photograph is by Lewis Wickes Hine, a sociologist … Continue reading →

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