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Massachusetts Bay Colony |
Charlestown was one of a handful of early settlements,
preceding Boston and originally encompassing large sections of Middlesex County.
Thomas Graves was sent from England by the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1623,
to plan out a township for new settlers. The Great House at Market Square became
the seat of government.
Once a part of Charlestown, Somerville was incorporated as an independent town in 1842. Due to
this fact it would be impossible to separate their histories, so I will be adding an area for the years when they were one.
Charlestown
American Revolution History
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