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Dorchester Heights served as a major strategic military and vantage point for the Continental Army. The commanding position put pressure on the British Army to evacuate the city of Boston.

Protests and riots broke out in front of South Boston High School during busing desegregation in the 1970s. South Boston residents were incensed at the concept of primarily white South Boston students going to primarily black neighborhood schools and…

Detail of 1743 map of Boston by William Price, showing the North End and vicinity.