The Shipbuilding Industry in Chelsea
SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY IN CHELSEA Shipbuilding in America began with the founding of the colonies. Until steam engines and wooden hulls replaced sails…
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Moshe Milkbaum is the editor of chelseamass.net. Send tips and corrections to [email protected].Washington Park
WASHINGTON PARK Washington Park, one of the most beautiful places in Chelsea, has a background and history that identifies with its…
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Winnisimmet Ferry
WINNISIMMET FERRY In May 1631, the General Court of the Massachusett Bay Colony granted to Thomas Williams the right to operate…
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Representatives to the General Court from Chelsea 1739 – 1800 (Winnisimmet, Rumney Marsh and Pullen Point) DATE REPRESENTATIVE May 16, 1739 Samuel…
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GOVERNOR BELLINGHAM CARY HOUSE Situated on a knoll at 34 Parker Street, sits a living monument to the history of Chelsea, the…
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CONSTRUCTION of the PRATTVILLE SCHOOL Mayor Hermon W. Pratt, in his inaugural address, recommended the building of a twelve-room schoolhouse…
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List of Cities and Towns that responded to Chelsea� during the 1973 Conflagration Abington Engine #2 To Chelsea 6:15 p.m. Amesbury Engine…
Continue readingChelsea’s Notable People All of these people of Chelsea have left their footprints in the
Chelsea’s Notable People All of these people of Chelsea have left their footprints in the sands of time. Few communities can point…
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CHELSEA NAVAL HOSPITAL The site, now called Admiral’s Hill, was first settled by Samuel Maverick in 1624. On this hill, Maverick built…
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Helen Gilson
HELEN GILSON CHELSEA WOMAN MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE CIVIL WAR While in Richmond, Virginia, President Abraham Lincoln made plans to visit…
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