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Dorchester, Boston

Dorchester is a historic neighborhood of over 6 square miles in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The town was founded by Puritans who emigrated from Dorchester, England in 1630. This dissolved municipality, Boston's largest neighborhood by far, is often divided by city planners in order to create two planning areas roughly equivalent in size and population to other Boston neighborhoods.

Located at 42.3167, -71.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places established in 1630, Neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts, Former municipalities in Boston, Massachusetts, Dorchester, Boston, Irish-American neighborhoods, Streetcar suburbs, Defunct towns in Massachusetts, History of Massachusetts, 1630 establishments in Massachusetts

Boston College High School

Founded in 1863, Boston College High School (also known as BC High) is an all-male Jesuit Roman Catholic college preparatory secondary school with historical ties to Boston College. It has an enrollment in grades 7-12 of approximately 1,500 students and is located on a 40-acre campus on Morrissey Boulevard in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts. A graduate of BC High who goes on to Boston College is known as a "Double Eagle.

Located at 42.3161, -71.0464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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South Bay, Boston

For the actual bay, see South Bay (Boston). South Bay is a 10-acre (40,000 m²) site in Boston, Massachusetts sandwiched between Chinatown and the Leather District. It is roughly bounded by Kneeland Street, Hudson Street, the Massachusetts Turnpike mainline, and the Interstate 93 mainline. Currently owned by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA), the site is being put up for development.

Located at 42.3481, -71.0596 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts

Congress Street Grounds

Congress Street Grounds is a former baseball ground located in Boston, Massachusetts. The ballpark, as the name implies, was along Congress Street, near the intersection of Thompson Place, and not far from the Fort Point Channel on South Boston Flats, a newly filled in piece of land on Boston Harbor. The ground was home to the Boston Reds, that played in the Players' League in 1890 and the American Association in 1891.

Located at 42.3505, -71.0483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sports venues in Boston, Massachusetts, Defunct baseball venues, Players' League venues

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is the largest exhibition center in the Northeast United States, with some 516,000 square feet of contiguous exhibition space. It is located on Summer Street near the South Boston waterfront, Boston's World Trade Center, and across the harbor from Logan International Airport. The main exhibition floor comprises three bays which can be isolated for separate shows or linked into one large space.

Located at 42.3458, -71.0459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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South Boston, Boston, Convention centers in Massachusetts, Buildings and structures in Boston, Massachusetts, Economy of Boston, Massachusetts, Rafael Viñoly buildings

Fort Point Channel

Fort Point Channel is a maritime channel separating South Boston from downtown Boston, Massachusetts, feeding into Boston Harbor. The south part of it has been gradually filled in for use by the South Bay rail yard and several highways. At its south end, the channel once widened into South Bay (Boston), from which the Roxbury Canal continued southwest where the Massachusetts Avenue Connector is now. The Boston Tea Party occurred at its northern end.

Located at 42.3499, -71.0527 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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South Boston, Boston, Financial District, Boston, Channels of the United States, Landforms of Boston, Massachusetts, Cultural history of Boston, Massachusetts, Bodies of water of Massachusetts

Atlantic Avenue (Boston)

Atlantic Avenue is a street in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, USA, partly serving as a frontage road for the underground Central Artery and partly running along the Boston Harbor. It has a long history, with several relocations along the way.

Located at 42.3359, -71.0509 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, Financial District, Boston

World Trade Center (MBTA station)

The World Trade Center station is a transportation station in Boston, Massachusetts, on the MBTA's bus rapid transit (BRT) Silver Line. The station is located on Congress Street at C Street/World Trade Center Avenue on the South Boston Waterfront. It is between Boston's World Trade Center and Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), and near Commonwealth Pier and a seasonal ferry to Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Located at 42.3483, -71.0426 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Silver Line (MBTA)

Andrew (MBTA station)

Andrew is a station on the MBTA Red Line at Andrew Square in South Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located at the intersection of several major thoroughfares, including Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester Street, Southampton Street, and Boston Street. Andrew is the primary transfer point between the Red Line subway and the MBTA surface bus routes into South Boston. It is fully wheelchair accessible.

Located at 42.3302, -71.0571 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Red Line (MBTA) stations, Railway stations located underground in Boston, Massachusetts, Railway stations opened in 1918, Buildings and structures in Boston, Massachusetts

Fortification of Dorchester Heights

The Fortification of Dorchester Heights was a decisive action early in the American Revolutionary War that precipitated the end of the siege of Boston and the withdrawal of British troops from that city. On March 4, 1776, troops from the Continental Army under George Washington's command occupied Dorchester Heights, a series of low hills with a commanding view of Boston and its harbor, and mounted powerful cannons there.

Located at 42.3328, -71.0464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1776 in the United States, Battles of the American Revolutionary War, Battles involving Great Britain, Battles involving the United States, Massachusetts in the American Revolution, History of Boston, Massachusetts, 1776 in Massachusetts

Boston Children's Museum

Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel, Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States. It contains many activities meant to both amuse and educate young children.

Located at 42.3516, -71.0498 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Broadway (MBTA station)

Broadway is a station on the Red Line subway at the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Broadway in South Boston, Massachusetts. It was opened on December 15, 1917 as part of the Dorchester Extension of the "Cambridge Connection" from Downtown Crossing (formerly Washington station) to Andrew. The station has a single island platform to serve the two tracks. Broadway was to planned be a stop on the Urban Ring Project, which is currently shelved due to lack of funding.

Located at 42.3429, -71.0572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Red Line (MBTA) stations, Railway stations located underground in Boston, Massachusetts, Railway stations opened in 1917

Silver Line Way (MBTA station)

Silver Line Way is a surface station in Boston, Massachusetts, on the MBTA's bus rapid transit (BRT) Silver Line. It is located on Silver Line Way, at Pumphouse Road between Massport Haul Road (Trilling Street) and D Street, near the South Boston Waterfront.

Located at 42.3472, -71.0386 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Silver Line (MBTA)

South Bay Interchange

The South Bay Interchange is a massive interchange in the South Bay region of Boston, Massachusetts, in the US. The interchange consists of Interstate 90, the Mass Pike Extension, and the Interstate 93 concurrency with US 1 and MA 3 south of the Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel. The interchange was constructed beginning in the late 1990s as a major feature of the Big Dig project.

Located at 42.346, -71.06 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transportation in Boston, Massachusetts, Interstate 90, Interstate 93, U.S. Route 1, Road interchanges in Massachusetts

Fort Point, Boston

Fort Point is a neighborhood or district of Boston, Massachusetts, which is named after the location of a fort which guarded the city in colonial times. Fort Hill was located near what is today the intersection of Oliver and High Streets. At least until 1675, (see) the hill jutted out into the Atlantic Ocean, hence the designation of being a "point". Its height and proximity to the sea made the hill an advantageous point to put defensive cannons.

Located at 42.3485, -71.0504 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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South Boston, Boston, Neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts

Edward Everett Square

Edward Everett Square, in Dorchester, Boston, is an intersection of Columbia Road, Massachusetts Avenue, East Cottage Street and Boston Street, and named after a former Governor of Massachusetts, Edward Everett. In 1995 efforts were undertaken by the local community to redevelop the square, with major milestones being completed in 2007. On June 16 2007, Mayor Thomas M. Menino dedicated the new square marking the completion of the current phase of the project.

Located at 42.3211, -71.0617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of Massachusetts

Carson Beach, South Boston

Carson Beach is a public beach in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is maintained by the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation. The bathhouse has been recently renovated. Though in the mid-90s, the water quality was poor because of sewage matter and other biological debris in the water, and was thus unsafe and unswimmable to the point where the beach had to be shut down. The water is now clean and approved for swimming.

Located at 42.3262, -71.0481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Beaches of Massachusetts, Landforms of Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Sculptors Gallery

The Boston Sculptors Gallery is a cooperative sculpture gallery in Boston, Massachusetts. It exhibits contemporary sculpture by local artists. There are currently 34 exhibiting sculptors in the group. Each month, two of these artists hold concurrent solo shows in the gallery. The gallery is located at 486 Harrison Ave. in the SOWA (South of Washington) arts district of Boston. Boston Sculptors was founded in 1992. Jean Mineo has been the gallery administrator since 2006.

Located at 42.3424, -71.066 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art galleries in Massachusetts, Culture of Boston, Massachusetts, Art galleries established in 1992, 1992 establishments in the United States

Old Colony Housing Project

The Old Colony Housing Project is a housing project located in South Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1941, it is one of Boston Housing Authority's oldest developments. It is currently in the middle of a two-phase redevelopment project. Phase I was completed in 2011 and Phase II is currently in the permitting process. The redevelopment process is moving most housing from large multi-family complexes to mixed housing, in keeping with the modern US philosophy for low-income housing.

Located at 42.3318, -71.0507 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public housing in Boston, Massachusetts

Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center

The Seaport Boston Hotel and the neighboring Seaport World Trade Center is located on the Boston waterfront at Commonwealth Pier, in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The South Boston Waterfront is also known unofficially at the Boston Seaport District. The Seaport Boston Hotel opened in 1998. Renovations were completed in 2009 by the New York architects BBG-BBGM.

Located at 42.3503, -71.0413 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Boston

Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish - designated for Polish immigrants at Dorchester Ave Dorchester, Massachusetts, was founded in 1893. This is one of Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Boston.

Located at 42.3278, -71.0572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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South Station Bus Terminal

The South Station Bus Terminal, owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, is the main gateway for interstate buses into Boston, Massachusetts. It is located at 700 Atlantic Avenue, at the intersection with Beach Street, in the Chinatown/Leather District neighborhoods. The facility is immediately south-southwest of the main MBTA/Amtrak South Station terminal, located above the station's platforms.

Located at 42.35, -71.0558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Transportation in Boston, Massachusetts, Bus stations in Massachusetts, Buildings and structures in Boston, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) owns and oversees the operation of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, and the Boston Common Garage.

Located at 42.3458, -71.0459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Newmarket (MBTA station)

Newmarket is an under-construction passenger rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Fairmount Line, located off Massachusetts Avenue at Newmarket Square in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The station will have two 800-foot high-level platforms and sloping walkways connecting it to Massachusetts Avenue. Originally planned to be in service in 2012, it is now planned to open in June 2013

Located at 42.3271, -71.0659 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Boston, Massachusetts, Stations along New York and New England Railroad lines, Proposed railway stations scheduled to open in 2013

Bayside Expo Center

The Bayside Expo Center (also known as the Bayside Expo and Conference Center) is a convention center located in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Originally opened as a shopping mall in the 1960s, the mall later failed and the convention center opened in its place. In 2010, it was purchased by the University of Massachusetts Boston after the owner of the building went into foreclosure.

Located at 42.3217, -71.0469 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Dorchester, Boston, Convention centers in Massachusetts, Buildings and structures in Boston, Massachusetts, Economy of Boston, Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts Boston, Defunct shopping malls in the United States