New map of Boston, comprising the whole city, with the new boundaries of the wards
Prior to the Civil War, the area west of the Public Garden was marshland, as depicted in this 1857 map. By the late 1840s, the marsh had become so polluted it was considered a health hazard, and officials had no choice but to act. The solution was to fill in the quagmire, in a...
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map
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normalized
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1857
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No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
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English
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06_01_003428
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Boston Public Library
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Suffolk
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Boston
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1
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import
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pubPlace
Boston, Mass
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| publisher |
publisher
[s.n.]
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