Town of Dorchester
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The Town of Dorchester was an early colonial Massachusetts settlement that later became a historic neighborhood within the city of Boston.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality in Massachusetts
ⓘ
former town ⓘ historic neighborhood ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Boston Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Roxbury (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annexationYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| annexedBy | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus |
historic district
ⓘ
neighborhood of Boston ⓘ |
| earlierRegion | Norfolk County, Massachusetts (historical association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1630 ⓘ |
| formerSettlementType | independent town ⓘ |
| foundedAs | colonial town ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
English Puritan settlers
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Town meeting (historical) ⓘ |
| governingBodyAfterAnnexation | Boston city government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | New England colonial history ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
early colonial settlement
ⓘ
site of early New England town government ⓘ |
| hasNeighborhoodName | Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalJurisdiction |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicRole | agricultural and maritime community ⓘ |
| languageOfEarlySettlers | English ⓘ |
| laterBecame | Dorchester neighborhood of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
New England ⓘ Suffolk County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | colonial era ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Neponset River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Dorchester Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dorchester, Dorset, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOfEarliestSettlementsIn |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
City of Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greater Boston ⓘ |
| region | Suffolk County (after annexation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrigins | Puritan ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| urbanization | incorporated into Boston city fabric ⓘ |
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