The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1884 by Various
page 84 of 104 (80%)
page 84 of 104 (80%)
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'O, what a preacher is the time-worn tower,
Reading great sermons with its iron tongues.'" * * * * * [Illustration] CHELSEA. By William E. McClintock, C.E. [City Engineer of Chelsea.] Sheltered from the winds of the Atlantic by the outlying towns of Revere and Winthrop, and that section of the metropolis known as East Boston, Chelsea occupies a peninsula, once called Winnisimmet, fronting on the Mystic River and its two tributaries, the Island End and Chelsea Rivers. Its area of fourteen hundred acres presents an undulating surface, rising from the level of the salt marshes to four considerable elevations, known as Hospital Hill, Mount Bellingham, Powderhom Hill, and Mount Washington. [Illustration: OLD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Corner of Broadway and Third Street.] Originally it was included within the township of Boston, and was |
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