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West Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts bordered by Roslindale to the northeast, the village of Chestnut Hill and the town of Brookline to the north, the city of Newton to the northwest, the towns of Dedham and Needham to the southwest, and Hyde Park to the southeast. West Roxbury is often mistakenly confused with Roxbury, but the two are separated from each other by Roslindale and Jamaica Plain.

Before 1630, the area was inhabited by the Wampanoag Indian Tribe. wikipedia


West Roxbury includes: Germantown, Mount Hope Station, and Spring Street Station.
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Founded in 1630 (contemporaneously with Boston), West Roxbury was originally part of the town of Roxbury and was mainly used as farmland. West Roxbury seceded from Roxbury in 1851, and was annexed by Boston in 1874. The town included the neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain and Roslindale. kids.kiddle.co
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1630 - West Roxbury is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
1851 - West Roxbury is incorporated
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1854 - West Roxbury
West Roxbury, a post-township of Norfolk co., Massachusetts, intersected by the Dedham Branch railroad, 6 miles S. W. from Boston. It was taken from Roxbury in 1852, and contains the villages of West Roxbury and Jamaica Plains.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
1874 - January 5 - West Roxbury is annexed to Boston
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