Monday, August 2, 2021

Whom is Fort Warren on Georges Island named after?

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View from the ramparts at Bastion C of Fort Warren on Georges Island Fort Warren on Georges Island —now part of Boston Harbor Islands Stat...
Thursday, June 10, 2021

The “Province Lands Fist”

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Peninsulas are sometimes nicknamed based on their resemblance to anatomical shapes or other objects with a characteristic form. One of the ...
Sunday, May 16, 2021

A plant genus named after Quaker scientist John Fothergill

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Fothergilla major   (Large Fothergilla or Mountain Witch Alder) John Fothergill (1712-1780) was born into a Quaker family in Yorkshire, Eng...
Saturday, May 1, 2021

A lighthouse name originating from the Narragansett language: Pomham Rocks Light

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Pomham Rocks Lighthouse , constructed in 1871: Happy 150th Birthday! The Pomham Rocks Lighthouse ( Pomham Light , for short) was constructe...
Sunday, March 14, 2021

Seven Hills Park: Somerville's history in the sky

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Going with the wind: “Ploughed Hill wane” in Seven Hills Park   We learn at school that Rome was founded on seven hills . There are many ot...
Saturday, February 27, 2021

Once with an abundance of beavers, now with an abundance of people: Boston's Jamaica Pond

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Map showing a section of the Emerald Necklace including Jamaica Pond   Jamaica Pond is an ice-age kettle pond , or kettle hole —today, pa...
Sunday, January 31, 2021

Frequently lampooned: Harvard's Lampoon Castle

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  Cartoonish round-tower of  Harvard's beloved Lampoon Castle (End of January 2021) S tanding my first time in front of the Lampoon Cast...