page_title: India Wharf
hierarchical_section_title: India Wharf
caption_attribution_description: India Wharf, Boston, before 1868. From the Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Survey number HABS MA-2-76. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ma0906
context_page_description: India Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts, flourished in the 19th century, when it was one of the largest commercial wharves in the port. The structure began in 1804 to accommodate international trade at a time when several other improvements to the Boston waterfront occurred, such as the creation of Broad Street and India Street.
context_section_description: India Wharf (1804-c. 1962) in Boston, Massachusetts, flourished in the 19th century, when it was one of the largest commercial wharves in the port. The structure began in 1804 to accommodate international trade at a time when several other improvements to the Boston waterfront occurred, such as the creation of Broad Street and India Street.
caption: India Wharf, Boston, 19th century
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