Boston Massachusetts MA: History

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Boston 1775
History, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution in Massachusetts.
http://boston1775.blogspot.com/

A Very Grave Matter: New England Gravestones & History
Photographs and History of colonial cemeteries, gravestones and historic sites of New England's first early settlers and ancestors.
http://www.gravematter.com

Adams National Historical Park
tells the story of four generations of the Adams family (from 1720 to 1927). The park has two main sites: the Birthplaces of 2nd U.S. President John Adams and 6th U.S. President John Quincy Adams.
http://www.nps.gov/adam/

Boardman House, c. 1687
Built c. 1687 for the young family of William Boardman, a local joiner, this house has survived remarkably intact since its construction.
http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/boardman.htm

Boston Historical Society & Museum
The Bostonian Society is Boston's historical society and operator of the Old State House Museum. TBS offers membership, educational programs, lectures, library services & more.
http://www.bostonhistory.org/

Boston Massacre Historical Society
Your complete resource on the event. Pictures, documents, location, trial, participants, timeline and much more.
http://www.bostonmassacre.net

Boston National Historical Park
Bostonians blazed a trail of freedom from colony to independence. Today the sites of Boston National Historical Park symbolize the accomplishments of that revolutionary generation.
http://www.nps.gov/bost/

BostonHistory.Info
For people interested in Boston history and culture. Includes a links directory, an image gallery, books, history articles, and more.
http://www.bostonhistory.info/

Cooper-Frost-Austin House, 1681
Clearly documented as the oldest dwelling still standing in the City of Cambridge. Built by Samuel Cooper in 1681, one of the earliest examples of a integral lean-to "half house,"
http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/cooper.htm

Gedney House, 1665, Salem
Built in 1665, the well-crafted and sophisticated timber framed house attests to the wealth f the home's builder and first owner, Eleazor Gedney. Gedney was a successful shipwright.
http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/gedney.htm

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