Colonial Boston depended on the ocean for trade, food, and a constant influx of settlers from England. ... Map of Boston Harbor: showing commissioners’ lines, wharves &c. (1852).

While hunting for a reference for another article, I got lost in looking at maps of Boston at various points in history. Thought I'd share some of these gems. Enjoy! 1722 (original source) - close ...

An exhibition at the Boston Public Library uses original maps to take a fresh look at the country’s road to independence.

US schools to get new world map after 500 years of 'colonial' distortion. ... Casey Cullen, a history teacher at Westborough High School in Boston, ...

Black women in colonial Boston fought for justice and shaped the city’s history. Their resistance, resilience, and legacy deserve recognition, not as footnotes, but as essential elements of ...

The Mercator map was created in 1569 to make colonial trade routes easier to navigate. In creating a map that prioritized straight lines of travel, land masses of continents became distorted.

However, it was also minted in 1652 in colonial Boston, more than a century before the 13 colonies declared independence from Britain. It was stamped with the initials "NE," which stands for New ...

GETTING THERE. 106 Boylston St. Boston, Mass. 02116 617-426-9366 www.bostonscolonialtheatre.com. The theater is located off Route 93, Storrow Drive and the Mass. Pike. MAP ...

Listen my friends and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. Just kidding, we're not actually going to bore you with all the details of Paul Revere's ride, we just want to tell you ...

The Business Journals. Select a City ...