Dorchester, Boston

United States

Dorchester, Boston shares 134 connections with 11180 places across 22 topics, with history and government threads forming the largest clusters. Founded in 1630, the neighborhood predates Boston itself, taking its name from Dorchester in Dorset, where Puritans departed for the New World on the ship Mary and John. It hosts the Mather School, established in 1639 as the first public elementary school in America. Its connections extend across the broader Massachusetts and New England region, as well as to Chicago and New York City.

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