Boston’s Ropewalks
A digital reframing of “Ropewalks of the West End and Beyond”, an 2012 exhibit designed and written by Duane Lucia and Tom Burgess.
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Era: New Fields (~1625-1780)
Early Boston, Trimount, farmland, mills, ropewalks, and early industry
Where is the West End?
Where is the West End?It’s complicated Museum Director Sebastian Belfanti explains the many answers to a common question: where, geographically, is the West End? It’s quite common for visitors to the WEM to ask where the geographic boundaries of the neighborhood are. My usual answer is: ” If you’re asking us, from the Charles along…
Robert Fairbanks
The Early Settlers of the West End (1630 – 1645): Robert Fairbanks, Public House Keeper
Thomas Clarke
Thomas Clarke The Early Settlers of the West End (1630 – 1645): Thomas Clarke, Speaker of the House of Massachusetts Bay Colony Thomas Clarke owned vast amounts of land and businesses across Boston. He was very much involved in the local government throughout his life and commanded the Suffolk Regiment in 1651. Later, he would go…
Thomas Buttolph
The Early Settlers of the West End (1630 – 1645): Thomas Buttolph, Leather-Dresser
John Bigg
The Early Settlers of the West End (1630 – 1645): John Bigg, Artillery Officer