Settled in 1630, Brighton was a part of the Town of Cambridge until its incorporation in 1807. Eventually the cattle industry became prominent, with the Brighton Stock Yards and Brighton Abattoir providing beef to the Boston area. In 1874 it was annexed to the City of Boston along with Charlestown and West Roxbury.
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In the four years leading up to the annexation vote Brighton spent some $500,000 on improved roads, curbings, sidewalks, sewers and street lighting. Additional ...
Brighton separated from Cambridge in 1807 after a bridge dispute, and was annexed to Boston in 1874. For much of its early history, it was a rural town ...
4 days ago · Brighton (including Allston)- 1807-1874 · Charlestown- 1628-1874 · Dorchester (including Mattapan)- 1630-1870 · Hyde Park (including Readville)- ...
On October 7, 1873, Brookline, Massachusetts rejected annexation by a larger neighboring city when it voted down annexation by Boston.
Dec 5, 2023 · Brookline may seem like a glaring omission from Boston's borders, a gap between Brighton and West Roxbury. It didn't start out that way.
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While Brighton and West Roxbury's endorsed annexation by large majorities, more than two-thirds of Brookline's voters emphatically rejected the opportunity to ...
Annexed in 1873, this northwesterly Boston neighborhood is home to a vibrant mix of old and new, residential and commercial. Families, who have called Brighton ...
The Town of Brighton existed as an idependent political entity from 1807 until 1873. The records present within this collection span the dates 1823 through ...
