▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁Boston . ▁Cot ton ' s ▁reputation ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁his ▁early ▁death , ▁but ▁the ▁Boston ▁& ▁Ro x bury ▁Mill ▁Corporation ▁was ▁neg atively ▁impact ed ▁by ▁the ▁dam ' s ▁failure . ▁The ▁Mil ld am ▁would ▁persist ▁for ▁several ▁more ▁dec ades . ▁W ant ing ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁dirty , ▁der el ict ▁bay ▁for ▁practical ▁purpose , ▁the ▁Back ▁Bay ▁land ▁re clam ation ▁project ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁to ▁construct ▁new ▁resident ial ▁neighborhood s ▁over ▁the ▁tid al ▁bas in . ▁Boston ▁and ▁Ro x bury ▁Mill ▁Corporation ▁thus ▁signed ▁over ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁The ▁se aw all ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁fill ▁in ▁the ▁Back ▁Bay ▁mud fl ats ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁new ▁construction . ▁The ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁Mil ld am ▁prevent ed ▁back ▁bay ▁from ▁becoming ▁an ▁industrial ▁district , ▁leading ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁inc arn ation ▁as ▁a ▁rich ▁collection ▁of ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁resid ences . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : D ams ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : 1 8 2 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : D ams ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Boston <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁N ă d rab ▁is ▁a ▁right ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁G ov ă j dia ▁in ▁Roman ia . ▁It ▁flows ▁into ▁the ▁G ov ă j dia