Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester is a Boston neighborhood making up more than 6 square miles (16 km2) in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded by Puritans who emigrated in 1630. It is Boston's largest neighborhood by far.[1] In the 2010 United States Census, the neighborhood's population was 92,115.
Dorchester, Massachusetts Media
Deacon James Blake House, Dorchester, MA; from a c. 1905 postcard. It is now owned by the Dorchester Historical Society.
One of Dorchester's most influential residents, Lucy Stone was an early advocate for women's rights.
Two people play tennis in Franklin Park, 1906.
Map of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and surrounding area from the H. F. Walling Map of the County of Norfolk, Massachusetts, 1858
Map showing all ground in Boston occupied by buildings in 1880, just after Dorchester was annexed to Boston in 1870. Dorchester is in the lower left quadrant. From U.S. Census Bureau.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on the Columbia Point peninsula (2007)
Uphams Corner section of Dorchester showing the typical urban street-scape found in the neighborhood (2010)
Map of the neighborhoods of Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
References
- ↑ "Boston's Neighborhoods: Dorchester". Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
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