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Author Anthony Sammarco on "The
History and Development of East Boston
Set the
date: Monday August 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM for an illustrated
slide lecture on "The History and Development of East Boston"
Originally known as
Noddle’s Island, William Hyslop Sumner founded the East Boston
Company in 1833 that envisoned a new residential area of Boston that
was accessible to the city by the ferries Maverick and East Boston
from Maverick Square. The 633 acres of upland and marsh was to see
five islands (Noddle, Hog, Governor’s, Bird and Apple) joined tough
infilling and new streets laid out and two squares, Maverick and
Central Squares. Over the next few decades, East Boston grew
rapidly, attracting many residents who built homes, churches and
schools and created a thriving neighborhood that by the turn of the
twentieth century was a thriving nexus of cultures.
Anthony Sammarco is
the author of Images of America East Boston (Arcadia, 1997) as well
as over fifty books on the history of Boston and the neighborhoods.
He teaches history at the Urban College of Boston and has been
recognized for the excellence of his presentation of history with
the Bulfinch Award from the Doric Dames of the Massachusetts State
House and the George Washington Medal from Freedom Foundation.
East
Boston Branch, Boston Public Library ~ 276 Meridian Street
Free to the Public and
Handicapped Accessible ~ For further information please call (617)
569-0271.
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