Talk:History of Boston, Massachusetts

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Contents 1 Identical to Boston article 2 Roxbury dates 3 Maps 4 Earthquake

[edit] Identical to Boston article

From what I can tell, this article is exactly identical to the history section of the Boston, Massachusetts article. Should this be deleted as a pointless copy of another article, or will somebody step in and expand this article so that it offers something that the Boston article cannot? --Sophitus 01:36, May 31, 2005 (UTC)

This was moved from the Boston article, and the history section of the Boston article was greatly condensed. It was too long. I did this per the request of some of the people objecting to the Boston, Massachusetts article becoming a featured article. I should have been more explicit about this, but it was late, I was in a rush, and I wanted to get it done.

Let me know if you have any problems.--AaronS 12:33, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing this up; and thanks for not getting offended - Cheers--Sophitus 13:53, May 31, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Roxbury dates

This article or section appears to contradict itself. Please help fix this problem.

The Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts and West Roxbury, Massachusetts articles disagree on when Roxbury was divided. -- Beland 22:25, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Maps

What we really need is a single consolidated color map showing the which parts of the city were landfilled at which times, overlaid on the current streets. This would be much nicer than having a series of ad hoc maps comparing different periods. There was an exhibition at the Boston Public Library a few years ago that had excellent maps; I think one of them may have done just that. -- Beland 19:58, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Earthquake

for those who know how to fix citation errors, here's the link to the Earthquake of 1755. Does not mention what it was on the Richter scale though. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/events/1755_11_18.php

I added it. Thank you! - Jeeny ^Talk 03:11, 12 May 2007 (UTC)