The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Boston was originally called New Boston, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1832. The first post office in Boston was established in 1837.
On June 26, 1849, a cholera outbreak began, with the first death occurring the following day. Of the 120 residents at the time, 53 residents died over the following 5 weeks.
The Boston Township Council is composed of five members with a council president.
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Start Boston’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Boston’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Boston, decade by decade
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Nothing in Boston is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Boston has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Forest Hills Country Club in Wayne, 4.4 miles away.
Boston and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.