While hunting for a reference for another article, I got lost in looking at maps of Boston at various points in history. Thought I'd share some of these gems. Enjoy! 1722 (original source) - close ...

By 5am on April 19, 1775, British troops had reached Lexington. Facing them down on the town green were Captain John Parker and 77 other minute men. A shot was fired (who fired it remains a ...