18 Facts About Roxbury Boston

Roxbury is a dissolved municipality and one of 23 official neighborhoods of Boston used by the city for neighborhood services coordination.

The original boundaries of the Town of Roxbury Boston can be found in Drake's History of Roxbury Boston and its noted Personages.

When it was a separate municipality, Roxbury was in Suffolk County until it was added to the newly created Norfolk County in 1793; when it was incorporated into Boston, it returned to Suffolk County.

An erroneous statement in Francis Drake's History of Roxbury Boston, stated that no Native people ever resided in the area.

Three miles south, the only land route to the capital led through Roxbury Boston, which made the town important for both transportation and trade.

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The village of Roxbury Boston was originally called "Rocksberry" for the rocks in its soil that made early farming a challenge.

Settlers of Roxbury Boston originally comprised the congregation of the First Church in Roxbury Boston, established in 1632.

Lower Roxbury Boston was once the name of the thriving area from Dudley Street to Tremont Street with bustling businesses up and down Ruggles Street.

The center of African American residential and social activities in Roxbury Boston had formerly been on the north slope of Beacon Hill and the South End.

Roxbury Boston is subject to article 80, a checklist for projects large and small to comply with people with disabilities.

The City of Roxbury Boston continues to pursue energy-saving initiatives to conserve energy in municipal buildings and encourage residents and businesses to improve their energy use.

Renew Roxbury Boston Solar is increasing the solar energy system capacity in Roxbury Boston.

Solar Boston partners include the U S Department of Energy, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, local utilities and unions, an anonymous foundation, and a broad range of local, regional, and national clean energy stakeholders.

Roxbury YMCA was founded in 1851 in the Greater Boston which is a cause driven nonprofit organization committed to developing youth by informing them about healthy living and promoting social responsibility in the community.

Roxbury Boston has six Horace Mann Charter Schools, which is called the district charter schools.

The Roxbury Boston campus is represented by students of 21 different nationalities and 39 denominations.

Roxbury Boston has held an Annual Mother's Day Walk for Peace since 2000.

Roxbury Boston Police Department is a government organization dedicated to working in partnership with the community to fight crime, reduce fear and improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods.