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City Square Park Charlestown can be called the “Mother of Boston,” since it was settled in 1629, one year before Boston. It is a peninsula formed by the Mystic and Charles rivers and is separated from Boston by these waters. When the English settlers arrived, the land was inhabited by Pawtuckets and ruled by a queen, the Squaw Sachem (d. 1667). The Pawtuckets submitted to the rule of the English in 1644, but the Squaw Sachem reserved her right to use her old fishing places and hunting grounds until her death. Mother Goose Plaque Elizabeth Foster, born in Charlestown in 1655, married Isaac Vergoose. They raised 16 to 20 children, some from his first marriage. Her son-in-law, Thomas Fleet, published the little songs she sang to her children and grandchildren. They became known as “Mother Goose Rhymes.” Charlestown Courthouse The Charlestown District Courthouse is located near the site of the first judicial court in Massachusetts, founded in 1630. Judge Mary Brennan presided here from 1980-1989. |
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CT2: 20 Deven Street The Colbert Apartments in the old Harvard Elementary School are named for Mary Colbert (1890-1974). She was born in Charlestown and lived here all her life. She was a political activist, working tirelessly for Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, among others. She devoted herself to a myriad of Charlestown causes and helped found the Doll Carriage Parade to give children a more active part in Bunker Hill Day ceremonies. Her house at 59 High Street is Stop 10. |
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108 Main Street Julia Harrington Duff (1859-1932) and her husband, Dr. John Duff, lived here. Duff was a teacher in Charlestown for 14 years before her marriage. She was the first Irish-American woman to serve on the Boston School Committee (1901-05). She championed the cause of the Irish-American women who wanted to be Boston Public School teachers. |
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