English settlers found a colony at Charlestown, forerunner of Boston

Historical Context Note

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The first English settlers arrived at Charlestown in 1628; then on 4 July 1629 came William Graves, Increase Nowell, William Sprague and others who founded a permament settlement.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "English settlers found a colony at Charlestown, forerunner of Boston". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 January 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5765, accessed 23 November 2024.]

5765 English settlers found a colony at Charlestown, forerunner of Boston 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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