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'''Chelsea Creek''', also known as the '''Chelsea River'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://local.google.com/maps?q=Chelsea%2C+MA|accessdate=2011-01-22|title=Google Maps (Chelsea, MA)}}</ref> is a short waterway that runs along the shore of [[Chelsea, Massachusetts]] and separates that community from the cities of [[Boston]] and [[Revere]] as well as feeding part of the current [[Belle Isle Marsh Reservation]] that separates [[Boston]] from [[Revere]]. The Creek starts at a former pond at the intersection of [[Revere Beach Parkway]] ([[Massachusetts Route 16]]) and [[U.S. Route 1]], now a shopping center. Mill creek meanders east for .5 miles then takes a sharp turn south and widens significantly as it runs between Chelsea and the [[Boston]] neighborhood of [[East Boston]]. In that area the waterway is used by [[oil tankers]] to transport fuel to adjacent oil tanks. The creek then turns southwest and runs into the [[Mystic River]], which flows into [[Boston Harbor]].{{facts}} |
'''Chelsea Creek''', also known as the '''Chelsea River'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://local.google.com/maps?q=Chelsea%2C+MA|accessdate=2011-01-22|title=Google Maps (Chelsea, MA)}}</ref> is a short waterway that runs along the shore of [[Chelsea, Massachusetts]] and separates that community from the cities of [[Boston]] and [[Revere]] as well as feeding part of the current [[Belle Isle Marsh Reservation]] that separates [[Boston]] from [[Revere]]. The Creek starts at a former pond at the intersection of [[Revere Beach Parkway]] ([[Massachusetts Route 16]]) and [[U.S. Route 1]], now a shopping center. Mill creek meanders east for .5 miles then takes a sharp turn south and widens significantly as it runs between Chelsea and the [[Boston]] neighborhood of [[East Boston]]. In that area the waterway is used by [[oil tankers]] to transport fuel to adjacent oil tanks. The creek then turns southwest and runs into the [[Mystic River]], which flows into [[Boston Harbor]].{{facts|date=January 2011}} |
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In May, [[1775]], the [[colonists]] won their first offensive victory of the [[American Revolution]] over the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] in a [[naval battle]] known as the [[Battle of Chelsea Creek]].{{facts}} |
In May, [[1775]], the [[colonists]] won their first offensive victory of the [[American Revolution]] over the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] in a [[naval battle]] known as the [[Battle of Chelsea Creek]].{{facts|date=January 2011}} |
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Revision as of 10:12, 22 January 2011
Chelsea Creek, also known as the Chelsea River[1] is a short waterway that runs along the shore of Chelsea, Massachusetts and separates that community from the cities of Boston and Revere as well as feeding part of the current Belle Isle Marsh Reservation that separates Boston from Revere. The Creek starts at a former pond at the intersection of Revere Beach Parkway (Massachusetts Route 16) and U.S. Route 1, now a shopping center. Mill creek meanders east for .5 miles then takes a sharp turn south and widens significantly as it runs between Chelsea and the Boston neighborhood of East Boston. In that area the waterway is used by oil tankers to transport fuel to adjacent oil tanks. The creek then turns southwest and runs into the Mystic River, which flows into Boston Harbor.[citation needed]
In May, 1775, the colonists won their first offensive victory of the American Revolution over the British in a naval battle known as the Battle of Chelsea Creek.[citation needed]
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- ^ "Google Maps (Chelsea, MA)". Retrieved 2011-01-22.