Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District
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Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District is an historic district
on both sides of the Neponset River
in the Dorchester
neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts and the Town of Milton, Massachusetts
. Dorchester is Boston's largest and most populous community and the largest neighborhood in the city of Boston (which is part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts
), with Lower Mills being a sub-neighborhood within Dorchester, and also a neighborhood in Milton. Dorchester is essentially the southern area of Boston and the southernmost area of Dorchester is the sub-neighborhood of Lower Mills (which is bordered to the east by Dorchester Bay and to the south by the Neponset River
). Milton
is a separate town
in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
which is located between the Neponset River and the Blue Hills (a state park located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts]. Milton is bordered by Boston (specifically, Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park) to the north, Quincy to the south and east, and Canton and Dedham to the west and has water access to Boston Harbor through the Neponset Estuary.
The Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District was built in 1868 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980. Before 1662, Milton was part of Dorchester.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
on both sides of the Neponset River
Neponset River
The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. The headwaters of the Neponset are at the Neponset Reservoir in Foxborough, near the Gillette Stadium...
in the Dorchester
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...
neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts and the Town of Milton, Massachusetts
Milton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of...
. Dorchester is Boston's largest and most populous community and the largest neighborhood in the city of Boston (which is part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Suffolk County has no land border with Plymouth County to its southeast, but the two counties share a water boundary in the middle of Massachusetts Bay.-National protected areas:*Boston African American National Historic Site...
), with Lower Mills being a sub-neighborhood within Dorchester, and also a neighborhood in Milton. Dorchester is essentially the southern area of Boston and the southernmost area of Dorchester is the sub-neighborhood of Lower Mills (which is bordered to the east by Dorchester Bay and to the south by the Neponset River
Neponset River
The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. The headwaters of the Neponset are at the Neponset Reservoir in Foxborough, near the Gillette Stadium...
). Milton
Milton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of...
is a separate town
New England town
The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. Without a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in other states, but are incorporated, possessing powers like cities in other...
in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Adams National Historical Park* Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area * Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site* John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site-Demographics:...
which is located between the Neponset River and the Blue Hills (a state park located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts]. Milton is bordered by Boston (specifically, Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park) to the north, Quincy to the south and east, and Canton and Dedham to the west and has water access to Boston Harbor through the Neponset Estuary.
The Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District was built in 1868 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980. Before 1662, Milton was part of Dorchester.