For assignment 8, I have researched regarding Boston at the time of the
American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party. Also, I have looked for
historically accurate maps of Boston at that time, along with information about
scale, GIS data, man-made structures, and natural structures.
American Revolution 1775-83
Boston Tea Party 12.16.1773
Map of Boston around 1700s
Map of Boston around 1800s
1769 Price Great Town
A New Plan of Ye Great Town of Boston
Map of Boston with Scale 1
Map of Boston with Scale 2
Map of Boston with Scale 3
GIS; the map below shows Boston in 1775
It was originally a small peninsula encircled by the Atlantic OCean, Charles River, Mystic River, and Chelsea Creek. Filling in the surrounding mud flats began in the early 1800s, and continued until the early 1900s
Old South Church
State House
View of Boston from the Harbor
Reference:
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history
http://huttohistory.wikispaces.com/The+Boston+Massacre