
History of South Boston
If you are visiting Boston for the first time, you should also get to know more about the various neighborhoods and areas that constitute Boston. Just like the city is filled with historical sites and monuments and museums, the neighborhoods itself reek of history. Especially on a Boston Mass travel it is good to know a little bit of the history.
What makes the South Boston significant?
- This locality in Boston is right next to the Dorchester Bay
- The area is home to the working class Irish, Polish and Lithuanian community of the city
- The neighborhoods used to be one of the poorest white neighborhoods in the entire country
Why is it historically significant?
- It was in this area during the American revolution that George Washington fought back with the British and forced them out of Boston
- Edgar Allen Poe also wrote a famous story based on a castle located in the neighborhood
- This area was also the first in the whole country to commemorate the Vietnam veterans with a memorial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston,_Boston
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/274444
The area however is now witnessing a lot of development and an increase in property prices in the recent years.

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