Hyde Park
The present neighborhood of Hyde Park, Boston Massachusetts was originally called Readville and in some places you will still see it referred to as Readville. It was established in the 1660s'. Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts was formed from parts of Dorchester, Milton, Dedham and the now-defunct town of Hazelhurst and by the turn of the century, was more of an industrial center as opposed to a farming community. Some if the important industries of the time, such as paper and cotton flourished in Hyde Park. The railroad reached Hyde Park in the 1850's, making it a convenient place to live for anyone working in Boston. The village grew as a result of the new residential development and was incorporated as a city on April 26, 1868.

Every neighborhood plays a different part in history, and Hyde Park's place in history involves the abolitionists and suffragist's movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. Angelina Emily Grimké, one on the most outspoken abortionists and suffragists of the 19th century was one of the political activists of the time who called Hyde Park home. The first black regiment The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, which was one of the first official African-American units in the United States armed forces and was commanded by Col. Robert G. Shaw, was assembled and trained at Camp Meigs in Readville. Boston annexed Hyde Park in 1912, and it was the last town to be added to the city. It is also the southern most part of the city.