Boston, Massachusetts 1898 Plate 16

Date: 1898
Publisher: G.W. Bromley & Co.
Source Collection: WardMaps LLC

Boston in Transit - The Book
Figure 2.13 - Mapping the Central Power Station, 1898
A real estate map of Boston’s South End shows the Central Power Station, initially opened by the West End, labeled “Boiler House.” The “Coal Wharf” on the edge of the South Bay is where the fossil fuel for the power station’s steam boilers was off loaded from barges.

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