The Great Revere Train Wreck
THE GREAT REVERE TRAIN WRECK On August 26, 1871 a terrible disaster occurred in front of the little station-building at Revere, six…
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Moshe Milkbaum is the editor of chelseamass.net. Send tips and corrections to [email protected].First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
FIRST REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 134 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer…
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Chelsea’s War Dead
CHELSEA’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORLD WAR II A lot of Americans believed that whatever ‘Hitler’ was doing in Europe and ‘Tojo’ was doing…
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Timeline of Major Chelsea Fires
TIMELINE OF MAJOR CHELSEA FIRES 1834 Chelsea’s first recorded fire In 1834, Mr. Hanscomb built a wheel-wright shop on Park Street, Chelsea…
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Mayors of Chelsea 1857 – 1991 1857 Francis B. Fay 1858 – 1860 Hosea Ilsley 1861 – 1863 Frank B. Fay 1864…
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CITY CHARTER COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS In the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven Incorporation. City Government. To be sworn Quorum.…
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Civil War
CHELSEA IN THE CIVIL WAR Articles on Chelsea’s contribution to the Civil War CHELSEA DURING THE CIVIL WAR ERA FIRST MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT…
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