South Boston is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. South Boston, colloquially known as Southie, has undergone several demographic transformations since being annexed to the city of Boston in 1804. The neighborhood, once primarily farmland, is popularly known by its twentieth-century identity as a working-class Irish Catholic community. Throughout the twenty-first century, the neighborhood has become increasingly popular with millennial professionals. South Boston contains Dorchester Heights, where George Washington forced British troops to evacuate during the American Revolutionary War. South Boston has undergone gentrification, and consequently, its real estate market has seen property values join the highest in the city. South Boston has also left its mark on history with Boston busing desegregation. South Boston is also home to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a celebration of the Irish-American culture and the Evacuation Day observance. LadyB’s Bed Bug Pros Boston
Geographically, Dorchester Neck was an isthmus, a narrow strip of land that connected the mainland of the colonial settlement of Dorchester with Dorchester Heights. The landfill has since greatly increased the amount of land on the eastern side of the historical neck and widened the connection to the mainland to the point that South Boston is no longer considered separate from it. South Boston gained an identity separate from Dorchester, but the two were annexed by Boston in pieces, from 1804 to 1870. During the American Revolutionary War, George Washington placed a cannon on Dorchester Heights, thereby forcing the evacuation of British troops from Boston on March 17, 1776. The British evacuated Boston and Fort William and Mary for Halifax, Nova Scotia. Fort William and Mary were replaced with a brick fortification known as Fort Independence. That fort was replaced by a granite fortification (bearing the same name) prior to the American Civil War and still stands on Castle Island as a National Historic Landmark. Edgar Allan Poe was stationed at Castle Island for five months in 1827 and was inspired to write The Cask of Amontillado based on an early Castle Island legend.
Attractions
- Chinatown Gate is located at John F Fitzgerald Surface Rd, Boston, MA
- Tortoise and Hare is located at Boylston St & Clarendon St, Boston, MA
Restaurants and Pubs
- 110 Grill is located at 1 District Ave, Boston, MA
- Lincoln Tavern & Restaurant is located at 425 W Broadway, South Boston, MA
- Shenannigans Bar is located at 332 W Broadway, Boston, MA
- Tom English’s Cottage is located at 118 Emerson St, Boston, MA
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