▁( see ▁History ▁of ▁Boston ). ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁formerly ▁compos ing ▁the ▁neck ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁South ▁End . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Boston ▁Ne ck ▁was ▁originally ▁about ▁ ▁wide ▁at ▁normal ▁high ▁t ide . ▁The ▁first ▁wave ▁of ▁sett lers ▁built ▁a ▁wooden ▁town ▁gate ▁and ▁ear then ▁wall ▁on ▁the ▁neck ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 6 3 1 ▁to ▁prevent ▁attacks ▁from ▁n atives ▁and ▁to ▁keep ▁out ▁unw anted ▁animals ▁and ▁people . ▁The ▁gate ▁was ▁constantly ▁guard ed ▁and ▁usually ▁locked ▁during ▁certain ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁evening . ▁No ▁residents ▁could ▁enter ▁or ▁leave ▁during ▁that ▁period . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁wooden ▁gall ows ▁located ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁town ▁gate . ▁Burg l ars ▁and ▁pick po ckets ▁were ▁commonly ▁executed ▁in ▁those ▁days , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁murder ers . ▁ ▁In ▁colonial ▁times , ▁the ▁Charles ▁River ▁mar sh es ▁were ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁neck , ▁and ▁Gall ows ▁Bay ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side . ▁It ▁was ▁so ▁named ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁execution s ▁at ▁the ▁neck . ▁It ▁later ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁South ▁Bay . ▁The ▁main ▁road ▁through ▁the ▁neck ▁was ▁called ▁Orange ▁Street ▁on ▁Capt . ▁John ▁Bon ner ’ s ▁map ▁of ▁ 1 7 2 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 0 , ▁additional ▁fort ifications ▁were ▁constructed . ▁There ▁were ▁supposed ly ▁two ▁wooden ▁gates , ▁one ▁for ▁carri ages ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁foot ▁travel ers . ▁In