Somerville

by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Book Overview

This book is an historical account of the beginnings of present-day Somerville, from a connection to Boston to a population increase that changed everything.

Once a part of Charlestown that could only be reached via The Neck (present-day Sullivan Square), Somerville became accessible from Boston with the construction of the Middlesex Canal and the extension of various rail lines in the mid- to late nineteenth century. By 1842,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738512907
• ISBN13: 9780738512907
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.9" x 9.3"