The Arsenal on the Charles

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July 24, 2019

WeDriveU Clients Win 2019 Best Workplaces for Commuters Awards

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July 24, 2019

CITY OF BOSTON DECLARES JUNE 28TH “HIGHER ED ADMISSIONS HERO DAY”

WATERTOWN, Mass. (June 28, 2019) — This week, hundreds of the nation’s higher education leaders converged in the Seaport District for…

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Arsenal Feature

Two Hundred Years of Arsenal Campus Growth: 1816-2016

In 1816 the U.S. Government selected and purchased 40 acres of land on the northern bank of the Charles River in Watertown as the site for a new regional arsenal. The siting, layout, and construction were supervised by the Arsenal’s first Commander, Captain George Talcott, and the buildings were designed by Boston architect Alexander Parris.

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