Congress Street (Boston)
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Congress Street is located in the Financial District and South Boston neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The street was first named in 1800. It was extended in 1854 as far as Atlan
Congress Street from Dock Square, Boston, 2010
Issue No.1, The Liberator, 1831; published from Office #11, Merchants Hall, on Water Street at the corner of Congress Street, Boston
Congress St. after the fire of 1872
Congress St. (looking from Milk St.), after the fire, 1872; photo by John P. Soule
Great Boston Fire of 1872
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The Great Boston Fire of 1872 stands as the largest fire in the history of Boston, Massachusetts, and ranks as one of the most costly fire-related property losses in American history. The conflagratio
Ruins left by the fire
Franklin St. before and after the fire
Old South Meeting House
Bird's-eye view of Boston, showing the burned district. Top is westerly.