Map of the Jamaica Plain area in 1873 showing the Centre St. engine-house
The Roslindale engine-house in 1873
The Centre St. (West Roxbury) engine-house, near Lagrange St., in 1873
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WEST ROXBURY HISTORY BEFORE 1874
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Activity
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May 24, 1851
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The Town of West Roxbury (in Norfolk County) is incorporated. All the land area formerly belonged to the City of Roxbury.
The town included the present-day sections of Jamaica Plain, Roslindale and West Roxbury.
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1851
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Former Roxbury firehouses at:
- Centre & Day Sts. (ex-Jamaica No. 3)
- Centre St. near Pond St. (ex-Elliott No. 4)
- Spring Street (ex-Salamander No. 5), near Dedham town line
... became West Roxbury's property.
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November 25, 1851
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Large barn fire in West Roxbury.
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August 10, 1854
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Fire destroys the Brook Farm.
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1858
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A listing of Fountain No. 1 of Jamaica Plain at a Fireman's Muster in Worcester in 1858.
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1873
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Almanac/Directory for the Town of West Roxbury.
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January 5, 1874
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The Town of West Roxbury (Norfolk County) is annexed to the City of Boston (Suffolk County). The following apparatus of the Town of
West Roxbury was annexed to Boston.
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January 30, 1874
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Newspaper story on the status of the 'Jamaica Plain' fire district.
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To find the historical development of early West Roxbury fire companies, see the chart below.
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