History of the Town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement in 1630 to 1855 |
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MEDFORD RECORDS . - FIRST SETTLEMENT . - MATHEW CRADOCK . - LAND
AND LANDOWNERS . — ANCIENT LANDMARKS AND MONUMENTS . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 - 63 CHAPTER III . ROADS . - RAILROADS . — BRIDGES .
MEDFORD RECORDS . - FIRST SETTLEMENT . - MATHEW CRADOCK . - LAND
AND LANDOWNERS . — ANCIENT LANDMARKS AND MONUMENTS . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 - 63 CHAPTER III . ROADS . - RAILROADS . — BRIDGES .
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At a court held in Boston April 1 , 1634 , this record was made :“ There is two
hundred acres of land granted to Mr . Increase Nowell , lying and being on the
west side of North River , called Three - mile Brook Malden River ) . There is two
...
At a court held in Boston April 1 , 1634 , this record was made :“ There is two
hundred acres of land granted to Mr . Increase Nowell , lying and being on the
west side of North River , called Three - mile Brook Malden River ) . There is two
...
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May 24 , 1734 : Medford voted , “ That the town will petition for a tract of land
beginning at the southerly end of Medford line , on the easterly side of said town ,
running there eastward on Charlestown to the mouth of Malden River , there ...
May 24 , 1734 : Medford voted , “ That the town will petition for a tract of land
beginning at the southerly end of Medford line , on the easterly side of said town ,
running there eastward on Charlestown to the mouth of Malden River , there ...
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Read and accepted , with the amendment at A : and Ordered , That the lands
within mentioned , together with the inhabitants thereon , be and hereby are set
off from the town of Charlestown to the town of Medford accordingly . Sent down
for ...
Read and accepted , with the amendment at A : and Ordered , That the lands
within mentioned , together with the inhabitants thereon , be and hereby are set
off from the town of Charlestown to the town of Medford accordingly . Sent down
for ...
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From thence ( towards the north - west about half a mile ) they came to the top of
a very high rock , beneath which ( towards the north ) lies a goodly plain , part
open land and part woody , from whence there is a fair prospect ; but , it being
then ...
From thence ( towards the north - west about half a mile ) they came to the top of
a very high rock , beneath which ( towards the north ) lies a goodly plain , part
open land and part woody , from whence there is a fair prospect ; but , it being
then ...
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| Title | History of the Town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement in 1630 to 1855 |
| Author | Charles Brooks |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Rand, Avery, 1885 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 592 pages |
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