Entries Containing All of the Phrases «suffolk county» AND «massachusetts»

By Mary Mangan, October 19, 2023

Zipporah Potter Atkins Marker

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1 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown — Zipporah Potter Atkins —

Zipporah Potter Atkins (c1645-1705), the only 17th century woman of African descent to buy land in Boston, purchased a house on this site in 1670. Born free despite enslavement of Africans in Massachusetts, She was a North End resident from . . . — — Map (db m277334) HM

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2 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Dorchester — Mark S. Charbonnier & Richard T. Dever Memorial —

(center) Loved dearly, respected always, remembered forever Mark and Ricky were two local boys whose roots were firmly planted in Dorchester. Both were born and raised in the Meetinghouse Hill section, not far from this site. . . . — — Map (db m283021) HM

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3 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Roxbury — MA-27.5 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail — The Noble Train Of Artillery —

Through this place passed the noble train of artillery delivered from Fort Ticonderoga to General George Washington by Major General Henry Knox and placed at Dorchester Heights by General John Thomas forcing Boston's freedom and the evacuation of . . . — — Map (db m26921) HM

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