As home to Paul Revere’s midnight ride —“The British are coming!”— Charlestown can boast many historical points of interest like the Freedom Trail, the USS Constitution, and the Bunker Hill Monument. Founded in 1628, it’s the oldest subsection of Boston.
However, it had a history long before the Puritans settled down: The area was initially called Mishawum by the local Native American tribe, which means “great springs.”
Today, Charlestown is a melting pot of young professionals and upper-middle-class families. It maintains a solid Irish identity due to the influx of Irish immigrants who arrived during the Great Irish Famine in the 1840s.
Over the past twenty years, Charlestown has expanded dramatically into a primarily residential neighborhood with plenty of commercial buildings along the waterfront. With lots of muggy weather and temperature fluctuations, residents in Charlestown do face a range of pest problems.