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14 Facts About Roxbury Massachusetts

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

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When it was a separate municipality, Roxbury Massachusetts 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.

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

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

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

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

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Many Irish immigrants flooded to Massachusetts to escape the Great Famine in the 1840s, and some families settled directly in Roxbury.

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

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

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Roxbury Massachusetts 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.

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

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

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

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Roxbury Massachusetts is served by bus lines: 15,19,22,23,25,28,42,44,45,66,1,8,10,14,15,19,23,28,41,42,44,45,47,66,170, and 171.

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