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University of Massachusetts Boston

The University of Massachusetts Boston, also known as UMass Boston, is an urban public research university and the second-largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system. The university is located on 177 acres on what used to be known as the Columbia Point peninsula in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States but became known as Harbor Point in the 1980s after development. UMass Boston is the only public university in Boston.

Located at 42.3134, -71.0384 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Massachusetts, Urban 13 universities, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Public universities and colleges in Massachusetts, Universities and colleges in Boston, Massachusetts, Educational institutions established in 1964, Columbia Point, Boston, Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities

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 1 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 1 miles away.
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Boys' schools in the United States, Educational institutions established in 1863, High schools in Boston, Massachusetts, Jesuit high schools in the United States, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Massachusetts, 1863 establishments in the United States

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 1 miles away.
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Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, Financial District, Boston

Fields Corner (MBTA station)

Fields Corner is a station on the MBTA Red Line, located at Fields Corner in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It opened on November 5, 1927, serving as the southern terminus of the line for about a year until Shawmut and Ashmont opened in 1928.

Located at 42.3, -71.0617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Red Line (MBTA) stations, Railway stations in Boston, Massachusetts, Railway stations opened in 1927, Stations along Old Colony Railroad lines

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 1 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 1 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

Savin Hill (MBTA station)

Savin Hill is a rapid transit station on the Ashmont Branch of the MBTA Red Line, located at 121 Savin Hill Avenue adjacent to Sydney Street in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It serves the nearby neighborhood of Savin Hill and adjacent areas in Dorchester.

Located at 42.3109, -71.0535 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Red Line (MBTA) stations, Railway stations in Boston, Massachusetts, Railway stations opened in 1927, Stations along Old Colony Railroad lines

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories

The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, or NEIDL, is a biosciences facility of Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. The lab is part of a national network of secure facilities that study infectious diseases, whether naturally occurring or introduced through bioterrorism. The Labs will include a BSL-4 laboratory.

Located at 42.336, -71.0686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Laboratories, Infectious diseases

Charles Street (Boston)

Charles Street is the name of a north-south street in the city center of Boston, Massachusetts. It begins in the north at Leverett Circle, where it connects with Nashua Street and Monsignor O'Brien Highway. Science Park station on the MBTA Green Line is located there. Charles Street runs south and gives its name to the Charles/MGH station on the MBTA Red Line, connecting via the Charles Circle rotary to Cambridge Street and the Longfellow Bridge which leads to Cambridge.

Located at 42.3001, -71.0628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, Beacon Hill, Boston, West End, Boston

The Mather School

The Mather School is the oldest public elementary school in North America. It is located in the Dorchester region of Boston, Massachusetts and was named after Richard Mather. Mather was an English-born American Congregational minister who emigrated to Boston and settled in Dorchester in 1635.

Located at 42.3082, -71.0612 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public elementary schools in Massachusetts, Educational institutions established in the 1630s, 1639 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies, Pre-statehood history of Massachusetts, Schools in Boston, Massachusetts, Ralph Adams Cram buildings

First Parish Church of Dorchester

The First Parish Church in Dorchester, was built in 1631 by the emigrants from Dorchester, Dorset and the south west of England who founded the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts on March 30, 1630. The first church building was an crude log cabin thatched with grass. As well as the church, the Puritans founded the first elementary school supported by public money in the New World. They held the first town meeting at the church, which determined policy through open and frequent discussion.

Located at 42.3082, -71.0623 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Unitarian Universalist churches in Massachusetts, 1636 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies, Religious organizations established in the 1630s, New England Puritanism, 17th-century Unitarian Universalist church buildings, Churches 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 0 miles away.
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Geography of Massachusetts

Uphams Corner (MBTA station)

Uphams Corner is a commuter rail station on the Fairmount Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, located on Dudley Street in the Uphams Corner area of the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The station has been fully wheelchair accessible with two full-length high-level platforms and ramps to the street, which were added during a construction project that finished in 2007.

Located at 42.3191, -71.0686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Boston, Massachusetts, Stations along New York and New England Railroad lines, Railway stations opened in 1855, Railway stations opened in 1979, Railway stations opened in 1987, Railway stations closed in 1944, Railway stations opened in 1981

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 1 miles away.
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Beaches of Massachusetts, Landforms of Boston, Massachusetts

Savin Hill Beach

Savin Hill Beach is a public beach in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is proximate to Malibu Beach. The closest subway stop is Savin Hill on the MBTA Red Line.

Located at 42.3079, -71.0509 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Beaches of Massachusetts, Landforms of Boston, Massachusetts

Uphams Corner

Uphams Corner is a section of Dorchester, the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The intersection of Dudley Street and Columbia Road is the heart of Uphams Corner, and one of Dorchester's main business districts. Uphams Corner is served by several bus lines and the MBTA's Fairmount Commuter Rail. Often, Uphams Corner is known as Columbia Square.

Located at 42.317, -71.0652 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts, Dorchester, Boston, Streetcar suburbs, Populated places established in 1630, 1630 establishments in Massachusetts

Rainbow Swash

The Rainbow Swash is a work by Corita Kent in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The rainbow design painted on a 140-foot tall LNG storage tank is the largest copyrighted work of art in the world. Highly visible from daily commuters drives on Interstate 93, the landmark is considered one of the major landmarks of Boston, akin to the Citgo sign.

Located at 42.3015, -71.0452 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1971 paintings, Culture of Boston, Massachusetts, Landmarks in Boston, Massachusetts, Murals

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 1 miles away.
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Public housing in Boston, Massachusetts

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 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic parishes and churches in Massachusetts, Roman Catholic parishes of Archdiocese of Boston, Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in Massachusetts

Strand Theatre (Dorchester, Massachusetts)

Strand Theatre is a restored vaudeville house located in Uphams Corner in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Located at 42.316, -71.066 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Vaudeville theaters, Cinemas and movie theaters in Massachusetts, Theatres in Boston, Massachusetts, Buildings and structures in Boston, Massachusetts, Event venues established in 1918, Dorchester, Boston

Morrissey Boulevard

Morrissey Boulevard is a six-lane divided coastal road in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is owned and maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

Located at 42.3, -71.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Columbia Point, Boston, Parkways in Massachusetts, Streets in Boston, Massachusetts

Bowdoin Square (Boston)

Bowdoin Square (est.1788) in Boston, Massachusetts was located in the West End. In the 18th-19th centuries it featured residential houses, leafy trees, a church, hotel, theatre and other buildings. Among the notables who have lived in the square: physician Thomas Bulfinch; merchant Kirk Boott; and mayor Theodore Lyman. Since the 20th century the area has become a traffic intersection at Cambridge Street, Bowdoin Street, and New Chardon Street.

Located at 42.3048, -71.0689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Squares in Boston, Massachusetts, West End, Boston, 1788 establishments in the United States, Former buildings and structures in Boston, Massachusetts

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 1 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 1 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