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be checked in its easterly course, and in a short time traveled across the city and was stopped only by the (this had to be the
Chelsea River (aka Chelsea Creek), as the Mystic River is on the Southwestern side of the city, closer to Everett. The Chelsea River/Creek separates Chelsea from East Boston, and the Meridian St. Bridge is essentially where the river opens to the harbor.) Mystic River at the East Boston line. Almost the entire business section along Broadway was destroyed by the fire, with the northern boundary being the Boston & Maine Railroad tracks, and the southern boundary being Chelsea Square.
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