Chelsea Becomes A City
CHELSEA BECAME A CITY IN 1857 By an act of the great and General Court, passed on January 10, 1739, that…
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Roster of Chelsea Residents serving in the various combat outfits
Roster of Chelsea Residents who served in the various Civil War Regiments. MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1st Regiment 121 Entries 19 Deaths 22nd…
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Vannevar Bush
VANNEVAR BUSH There is a long list of notable men and women who were either born in Chelsea or spent some part…
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Those who built Chelsea – Main page
CHELSEA’S FOREFATHERS THE MEN and WOMEN WHO BUILT CHELSEA This page continues to be updated as more information is transcribed Names in…
Continue readingAngelo Corsino Dies In Hole Collapse
Excavation Collapse Kills Chelsea Man Angelo Corsino, a Chelsea water department worker, died when the bottom of a ditch in which he…
Continue readingRumney Marsh Burial Grounds
RUMNEY MARSH BURIAL GROUNDS Tucked away in a quiet but beautiful section of Revere, between Butler, Bixby, Elm and Library Streets…
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SPRINGS OF WINNISIMMET The first settlers in Chelsea knew the area by the name of Winnisimmet. A name derived from the Indian…
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Central Congregational Church
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Chelsea, as we know it today, was divided into two sections; Prattville and the Ferry Village. Most of the…
Continue readingThe Fire of 1914
THE FIRES OF 1914 The Christmas Holiday in 1914, fell on a Friday which meant a prolonged weekend for many to enjoy.…
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First Universalist Church
FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH The first meeting of the organizers of the First Universalist Church was held in 1842, in the loft of…
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