Thomas Mayhew

Charles River Dams

Charles River Dams

What can be so interesting about a dam? you ask. Well, just as there are some interesting bridges on the Charles, some of the dams are also worth considering, starting with the Milford Dam and waterworks where the the river begins. When a friend and I decided to visit the dam years ago, guided by one of […]

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Charles River Crossings

Charles River Crossings

Charles River Crossings One of the most famous Charles River crossings memorialized in Longfellow’s poem happened on a moonlit night in April 1775 when Paul Revere quietly rowed across the Charles from Boston to Charlestown, a short time before British Regulars disembarked from their ships in Boston Harbor to cross the Charles and begin their cold, […]

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