of Boston Harbor", in "Some Events of Boston and Its Neighbors", Chapter 4, printed for the State Street Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1917. Sweetser, M.F., "King's Handbook of Boston Harbor", Moses King Corporation, Boston, 1882; reprinted in 1988 by Applewood Books, and The Friends of Boston Harbor Islands, and in 2010 by BiblioLife. (2010 reprint). This book was written about the time when the first Boston almshouse was being built on Long Island. Further reading Metro (Boston edition) newspaper, "Boston Harbor Islands", Boston Neighborhood section, August 1, 2007, p. 14. "Harbor islands are jewels, but lack resources and accessibility", Boston Globe, OP/ED, Sunday, April 4, 2010 External links Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Boston Harbor Islands Visitor Guide Boston Harbor resources site NOAA Soundings Map of Boston Harbor Island Alliance (Boston Harbor) Boston Harbor Islands - Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR). The Boston Harbor Association resources Volunteers and Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands Inc. records, 1770-2011, University Archives and Special Collections, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston 1996 establishments in Massachusetts National Park Service National Recreation Areas Islands of Massachusetts Coastal islands of Massachusetts Boston Harbor State parks of Massachusetts National Park Service areas in Massachusetts Parks in Boston National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Protected areas established in 1996