Monthly Archives: September 2020

Dorchester Illustration 2476 Territory given up for the creation of Hyde Park

Dorchester Illustration no. 2476   Territory given up for the creation of Hyde Park On April 22, 1868, the new Town of Hyde Park was incorporated out of land coming from Dorchester, Milton and Dedham.  The town was annexed to the … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2475 Walter Baker Old Stone Mill

Dorchester Illustration no. 2475   Walter Baker Old Stone Mill The stone building at the left of the photo was known as the Old Stone Mill on the west side of Adams Street next to the Neponset River.  Built in 1849, … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2474 Which came first: the trolley or the cemetery?

Dorchester Illustration no. 2474     Which came first: the trolley or the cemetery? The photo, showing the trolley line between the parts of the Cedar Gove Cemetery, was taken by Herbert Stier in 1949. Which came first, the trolley or the … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2473 Meisel Press Manufacturing Company

Dorchester Illustration no. 2473      Meisel Press Manufacturing Company Francis Meisel, born in 1846,  was the son of August Meisel, a lithographer.  The family emigrated from Germany, and Francis became a US citizen in 1880.  Francis Meisel organized the Meisel Press … Continue reading

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