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1828 |
Boston Gas Works is built. |
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1835 |
Construction of a municipal water system is proposed. |
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04/02/1838 |
Voters support a proposal to construct a municipal water supply for Boston. |
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05/19/1845 |
Voters defeat a proposal to establish a public water company for Boston. |
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06/27/1846 |
Boston and New York City are linked by telegraph wires. |
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08/20/1846 |
Construction begins on Boston’s new water system. |
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1846 |
Telegraph line between Boston and Washington, D.C. begins operating. |
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03/03/1847 |
Bell (Alexander Graham) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. |
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10/14/1848 |
Lake Cochituate in Natick becomes the source of Boston’s water. |
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10/25/1848 |
Water Festival is held. |
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