Record 15/72 See Catalog Record Maps Return to Exhibit Page Return to Home Page Search This Exhibit Description  Map of the Pelham Farm in 1700-1765 (two versions). Drawn by Michael J. Canavan, December 7, 1903. Shows houses built before 1700, and houses built between 1700 and 1766. Notes: "The houses marked in black were built before 1700. The vermillion shows houses built between 1700 and 1766. M. Canavan Dec. 7, 1903." Additional note on version two: "The colored part represents the Muzzey, Poulter or Estabrook divisions of the Pelham farm of 600 acres." (Cataloger's note: See The Beginnings of Lexington, by Edwin B. Worthen, Lexington, Mass., 1924, p. 19.)

Maps -The Pelham Farm in 1700-1765, by M. J. Canavan -Cary Memorial Library 2011. All rights reserved. Pelham Farms ca. 1700-1765 001\Worthenmap014.JPG The Edwin B. Worthen Collection, Cary Memorial Library

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