tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post1525539509860649060..comments2024-03-14T13:25:20.613-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Pvt. Daniel Granger of the Continental ArmyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-34036080091513404102011-12-29T15:25:23.656-05:002011-12-29T15:25:23.656-05:00The Lechmere name has a very old history, commemor...The Lechmere name has a very old history, commemorating the first big landowner in that area, Richard Lechmere. However, that means it also preserves the name of a Loyalist who left the country during the Revolution. Such are the ironies of history.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-21001552492828658922011-12-29T06:29:25.086-05:002011-12-29T06:29:25.086-05:00Thank you for this! There was time when (way back ...Thank you for this! There was time when (way back in 2006...) that the Northpoint development in East Cambridge hashed a very aggressive marketing campaign to change the Lechmere Greenline trolley stop to Northpoint to suite their marketing needs. Now, thanks to you, I have solid reason as to why the name should remain.Sis Cesspoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131595326354000961noreply@blogger.com