On October 7, 1873 the voters of the independent towns of Brookline and Brighton made sharply contrasting decisions on the question of annexation to the City of Boston. While two thirds of Brookline’s electors rejected merger with the metropolis (for reasons spelled out in my last article), fully 81 percent of Brighton’s voters eagerly embraced the opportunity to join the city. Why did these neighboring towns react so differently when presented with this momentous choice?
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Brighton, Ma Annexation
Further History of Brighton Center
Brighton History
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