This diagram shows the original dimension of the Shawmut Peninsula. The gray areas marked with the words "New Boston" have since been filled in.

Shawmut Peninsula is the promintory of land on which Boston, Massachusetts was built. The name is derived from Mashauwomuk, an Algonquin word word of uncertain meaning. Old and New Boston (landfill) Scanned from Boston: A Guide Book by Edwin M. Bacon, Ginn and Company, Publishers, 29 Beacon Street, Boston, the Atheneum Press, 1903. ... Old and New Boston (landfill) Scanned from Boston: A Guide Book by Edwin M. Bacon, Ginn and Company, Publishers, 29 Beacon Street, Boston, the Atheneum Press, 1903. ... Sample flowchart diagram A diagram is a simplified and structured visual representation of concepts, ideas, constructions, relations, statistical data, anatomy etc used in all aspects of human activities to visualize and clarify the topic. ... Look up Promontory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Shawmut is the name of the peninsula on which Boston was originally constructed. ... This article is about the Native American tribe. ...

To the south was a narrow isthmus named Boston Neck. The Isthmus of Panama connects North and South America. ... The trajectory of the Boston Neck along todays Washington Street. ...

The peninsula is most remarkable for having more than doubled in size due to land reclamation efforts throughout the 19th century. Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

These reclaimation projects began in 1820 and continued intermitantly until 1900 and created the Boston neighborhoods of Back Bay and Fenway-Kenmore. The Back Bay Fens, a freshwater urban wild in the latter area, is a remant of the saltmarshes that once surrounded Shawmut Peninsula. 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community located within a larger city or suburb. ... Back Bay is the name of several places and neighborhoods in the world, including: Back Bay, Boston Back Bay, New Brunswick This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Fenway-Kenmore is a neighborhood (sometimes thought of as two neighborhoods) in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Sunset view of the Back Bay Fens in Boston The Back Bay Fens (also called The Fens), once a salt water shallow bay, is now a fresh water park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... Category:Nature Image:Shea circle. ... An Atlantic coastal salt marsh in Connecticut. ...

Although this project eliminated the wetland ecosystem that existed there at the time and would be impossible under modern environmental regulations, it was considered a great boon to the community for two reasons. Firstly, it eliminated the foul-swelling tidal flats that had become polluted with sewerage. Secondly, it created what is now some of the most valuable real estate in New England. A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... An ecosystem, a contraction of ecological and system, refers to the collection of components and processes that comprise, and govern the behavior of, some defined subset of the biosphere. ... Environmental law is a body of law which addresses the system of complex and interlocking rules which seeks to protect from destruction or development certain species or favored natural areas thought to be endangered by human encroachment. ... Mudflats are relatively flat, muddy regions found in intertidal areas. ... It has been suggested that Externality be merged into this article or section. ... The word sewerage means the provision of pipes etc to collect and dispose of sewage. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... The states marked in red show New England. ...