Boston in the Industrial Revolution
The atlas holds 5 people and 18 moments here, from 1768 to 1827. The most recorded lives are John Adams, Edgar Allan Poe and George Washington.
Notable people
John Adams
from 1768 to 1826
11 moments here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
Edgar Allan Poe
from 1809 to 1827
3 moments here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
George Washington
from 1775 to 1789
2 moments here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
Thomas Jefferson
in 1784
1 moment here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…
Simón Bolívar
in 1807
1 moment here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
Moments
- 1768 Boston residence on Brattle Street John Adams
- 1768 Moved family to Boston John Adams
- 1771 Moved family back to Braintree John Adams
- 1772 Returned household to Boston John Adams
- 1774 Returned to the Braintree farm John Adams
- 1775 Occupies Cambridge headquarters George Washington
- 1776 Returned home after peace conference John Adams
- 1779 Returned from first French mission John Adams
- 1784 At Boston before Atlantic departure Thomas Jefferson
- 1789 Visits churches in Boston George Washington
- 1799 Stayed at Peacefield during peace crisis John Adams
- 1801 Returned to Peacefield full-time John Adams
- 1807 Visits Boston Simón Bolívar
- 1809 Birth in Boston Edgar Allan Poe
- 1824 Received Lafayette at Peacefield John Adams
- 1826 Death at Peacefield John Adams
- 1827 Travel to Boston Edgar Allan Poe
- 1827 Army enlistment at Fort Independence Edgar Allan Poe