French and Indian War
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR OF 1756 – 1763 Before the colonies separated from England, war with the native indians caused…
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Moshe Milkbaum is the editor of chelseamass.net. Send tips and corrections to [email protected].Cary Farm School – a story
A PERSONAL ACCOUNT of the CARTER FARM SCHOOL Among the papers of former Chelsea mayor, Hermon W. Pratt, is the following story…
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Raymond W. Bliss
RAYMOND W. BLISS Raymond Whitcomb Bliss was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on 17 May 1888. He graduated from Tufts College, Medford,…
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U. S. Naval Hospital
CHELSEA NAVAL HOSPITAL The site, now called Adimral’s Hill, was first settled by Samuel Maverick in 1624. On this hill Maverick…
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Those who built Chelsea – G, H, I, J, K, L
MEN and Women WHO BUILT CHELSEA G-L Frank M. Gilley – A teacher of chemistry and physics at the Chelsea High School…
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Bridges of Chelsea
Bridges in Chelsea In the early days of the Mass Bay Colony, the most direct and only route between Boston, Salem and…
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CHELSEA – CIVILIAN DEATHS FROM FIRE 1877 September 6, 1877 for a dwelling fire at 86 Shurtleff Street owned by T. Cunningham…
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MEN and WOMEN WHO BUILT CHELSEA The Pratt Family Lieutenant Thomas Pratt Born: 1669 Died: June 25, 1732 Lieutenant Thomas Pratt was…
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LOSSES FROM THE CHELSEA FLOOD OF 1909 Newspaper account of the losses from the Sunday morning flood of December 26, 1909 …
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Those who built Chelsea – O, R
MEN and Women WHO BUILT CHELSEA O-R Samuel Orcutt Samuel Orcutt was born in Boston on February 11, 1813. He spent his…
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