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Did you know that on this day in 1870, a group of Medford residents petitioned for Medford to be annexed into Boston? The petition failed, but Boston did annex several towns in the 1870s. Dorchester joined Boston in January of 1870. Brighton, Charlestown, and West Roxbury joined the city in 1874.
Petition to annex Medford into Boston, 1870 January 17, , Docket 1870-0305-I, City Council proceedings, (Collection 0100.001), Boston City Archives
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Some food and beer (Oblivion Backside IPA, Mac and Jack’s African Amber) at The Point, Medford, Oregon.
