Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston - Nancy S. Seasholes - Google Books

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Why and how Boston was transformed by landmaking. Fully one-sixth of Boston is built on made land. Although other waterfront cities also have substantial areas that are built on fill, Boston probably has more than any city in North America. In Gaining…