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3 unusual facts about East Boston


Albert Rhys Williams

After that Williams returned to his main profession as a minister of the Maverick Square Congregational Church in East Boston (1908–14).

Allan J. Wilson

On January 12, 1935, Wilson was elected vice president of Eastern Racing Association, Inc., a corporation formed to open the Suffolk Downs thoroughbred race track in East Boston.

Orient Heights

The hill was one of the five islands that comprised East Boston prior to its annexation by Boston in 1836.


Charles Wesley Brashares

He served the following appointments as Pastor: the Orient Heights Methodist Church in East Boston, 1916-18; Gorham, Maine, 1918-20; Newton, Massachusetts 1920-22; the Grace Methodist Church in Dayton, Ohio, 1922-34; and First Methodist Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1934-44.

Mystic River Jewish Communities Project

The Mystic River Jewish Communities Project is a non profit organization dedicated to preserving the heritage of the Mystic River Jewish communities of Chelsea, East Boston, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, Somerville, and Winthrop, Massachusetts.

Savio Preparatory High School

Savio built a positive reputation as it educated young men from predominantly Italian American and Irish American families in East Boston, Revere, Winthrop, and Chelsea.


see also

Adio diBiccari

DiBiccari was born in Revere, Massachusetts to Italian immigrants, grew up in East Boston, and after graduating from East Boston High School in 1932 received a full scholarship to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, followed by a further scholarship that covered the expenses of a year's study in France, Germany, and Italy.

Noddle

William Noddle, who settled on Noddle's Island (one of Boston Harbor Islands off East Boston, Massachusetts, USA) in 1629

The Voyage of the Mimi

Mimi was sailed from Gloucester to the Mystic River in Boston, where she was kept docked at various Marinas in East Boston and Chelsea.