Chelsea Tercentenary
CHELSEA’S TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION Chelsea celebrated its three hundredth anniversary of the arrival of her first settler, Samuel Maverick, during the summer of…
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Marcus M. Merritt
Marcus M. Merritt Marcus “Mark” Merritt, was a beloved and honorable figure in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Chelsea civic…
Continue readingChelsea Family Names – Townsend
Family Names TOWNSEND The Townsend Farm, later the Cary Farm comprised about 365 acres. It is not known who occupied it between…
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SLADE’S SPICE MILL A very important part of the life of the early settlers depended on the grinding of their corn…
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SAMUEL MAVERICK In the years following the settling at Plymouth, several attempts were made to establish settlements on the shores of…
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Broadway, Chelsea
BROADWAY Where Broadway now lies, Indians once followed a forest trail. George Washington and Revolutionary War soldiers marched along the street when…
Continue readingThe Boston – Revere Beach – Lynn Railroad
Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad The Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad was an 8.8 mile (14.2 km) 3 ft (914…
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Our Lady of the Assumption Church
OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH Most of the French settlement in Chelsea began as a result of the ethnic cleansing of…
Continue readingProminent Buildings Burned in 1908
SUMMARY OF LOSSES FROM THE 1908 CHELSEA FIRE Real estate losses were valued at $12,450,000 Personal property losses were $20,000,000 Approximately $9,000,000…
Continue readingEarly School Buildings in Chelsea 1861-1900
EARLY SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN CHELSEA 1861 to 1900 The first class of the Boys Grammar School {Williams School} graduated on May…
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