Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the . . . — — Map (db m18116) HM
Here
stood the Meeting House
in which met
The Provincial Congress
from April 22 to July 19, 1775.
Here
the Great and General Court
or Assembly
was Organized and held its
Sessions from July 19, 1775
to Nov. 9, 1776
and from June . . . — — Map (db m244498) HM
HERE LANDED ROGER CLAP AND THE DORCHESTER MEN JUNE 1630
We went up the Charles River, until the river grew narrow and shallow, and there we landed our goods with much labor and toil, the bank being steep; and night coming on, we were informed . . . — — Map (db m43363) HM
On this site stood the Shick house and farm. Jacob and Mary Shick were two of the first Jewish settlers in Watertown, becoming an integral part of the ethnic and religious diversity that marks its history. The Shicks made their home here for nearly . . . — — Map (db m201382) HM
Settled by Puritans in 1630 under the leadership of Sir Richard Saltonstall and the Rev. George Phillips who stood firmly for religious toleration and the right of the people to a representative government. — — Map (db m48029) HM
Settled by Puritans in 1630 under the leadership of Sir Richard Saltonstall and the Rev. George Phillips who stood firmly for religious toleration and the right of the people to a representative government. — — Map (db m48030) HM