Neighborhood Atlas
A long north–south portrait of Dorchester: settlement, annexation, farms, mills, Commercial Point, and the many layers of the neighborhood.
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Original Historical Boston map print by Ed McCarthy.
Interactive map room
Use the zoom controls, mouse wheel, or trackpad to inspect the map. Once zoomed, drag the image to move around the page.
High-resolution detail
This enlarged section shows the fine detail, image work, annotations, and hand-drawn character of the finished map.
Open high-resolution detail ↗The story on the map
Dorchester developed as a substantial town with an identity of its own before annexation to Boston. This portrait-format map follows its farms, Neponset River mills, waterfront activity, and later urban growth while preserving the neighborhood’s many distinct local centers.