Talk:Charlestown, Boston

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Why moved? Charlestown, Massachusetts is an unambiguous and appropriate title for this article. AJD 18:23, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I have moved it back, as the double redirects were not fixed. --SPUI (talk) 05:08, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Bussing

Somebody should write about it. Somebody, ideally, who knows more about it than I do. Stilgar135 23:52, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Map request

A map is needed showing the current location in the Boston metro area and/or Massachusetts. It would also be neat to have one showing the original boundaries of the municipality, including present-day Somerville and the original shoreline. -- Beland 23:33, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Expansion

What is the history surrounding the separation of Somerville? -- Beland 23:33, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

See "Beyond the Neck" by the Somerville Historical Commission for the details of Somerville's founding. Essentially, Somerville is a composite of land deeded or exchanged by Cambridge, Charlestown and Medford. The part Charlestown contributed was an isolated area "beyond the Neck" (where Sullivan Station is now was a narrow isthmus at one time).

Also, the "colonial, red brick, bow-faced houses" (loose quote) section needs fixing. If I'm not mistaken, those are probably Victorian NEO-colonials, not 17th-18th century structures. (Can't believe everything those real estate agents say...!) The Warren Tavern includes early structural material, but so much else was destroyed by various fires that less original colonial fabric is there than might be wished. BestDellaroux (talk) 12:22, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Neighborhood changed because of colonial architecture?

"While it has had a substantial Irish American population since the migration of Irish during the Irish famine of the 1840s, since the late 1980s the neighborhood has changed dramatically because of its close proximity to downtown, and its colonial architecture."

Pretty weird. How has the neighborhood changed dramatically because of colonial architecture? Without some explanation, I plan to deleted the last phrase in the sentence (last four words). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.68.134.1 (talk) 15:24, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Postcards

This http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/charlestown/postcards/postcards_19th_century.html lists some PD (because of age) postcards of Charlestown. WhisperToMe (talk) 14:50, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Bank robberies

The movie the Town claims that Charlestown produces more bank robbers than anywhere else in the world. Is this true? Should be mentioned if so. 173.206.212.62 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:21, 11 December 2010 (UTC).

What is Charlestown's county?

We are told that the Boston area takes in six counties. Please include the county to which Charlestown belongs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.185.161.127 (talk) 02:48, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Location of the Battle Of Bunker Hill

It's a widespread meme that "the Battle of Bunker Hill was not fought on Bunker Hill, but rather on Breed's Hill." It's common for the meme to be stated whenever the Battle of Bunker Hill is mentioned, but it is without foundation. Yes, much of the battle was fought on Breed's Hill; the American forces had built a fortification on Breed's Hill and the British forces stormed that fort, and Breed's Hill is the location of the Bunker Hill Monument, but the battle was actually fought all over the Charlestown peninsula: on Breed's Hill, on Bunker Hill, between the hills, in the built-up part of the town on the Charles River, on the beach along the shore of the Mystic River, along a rail fence at the foot of Bunker Hill, and on Charlestown Neck. Although it is true to say that the Bunker Hill Monument is located on Breed's Hill, the simplistic notion that the battle was fought not on Bunker Hill but rather on Breed's Hill is nonsense. Read "The Siege Of Boston" by Allen French, or even the battle's Wikipedia entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.154.253.129 (talk) 03:54, 2 January 2011 (UTC)