Layers at South Station Site, Boston, Massachusetts 1899

Date: December 1899
Publisher: Boston Terminal Co.
Source Collection: John Booras

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Figure 4.92 -  Layers at South Station Site, Dec. 1899
On a composite drawing, layers of land development, each from a specific time, are overlaid, including: the original shoreline of the Shawmut Peninsula (hatched; top right); the lines of wharves in 1795, 1850, and 1896; various areas of solid and pile infilling of former tidal waters; and the building foundations and sewer lines of 1896. The foundation plan of South Station is rendered in a pale grey.

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