What city city was laid out in 1629 by Thomas Graves and is home of Bunker Hill Community Colleges that sits on a historic state prison facility named after the city?
Charlestown, Boston Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally called Mishawum by the Massachusett, it is located on a peninsula north of the Charles River, across from downtown Boston, and also adjoins the Mystic River and Boston Harbor. Charlestown was laid out in 1629 by engineer Thomas Graves, one of its early settlers, in the reign of Charles I of England. It was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Old Capitol Prison The Old Brick Capitol in Washington, D.C. served as temporary Capitol of the United States from 1815 to 1819. The building was a private school, a boarding house, and, during the American Civil War, a prison known as the "Old Capitol Prison." Razed in 1929, its site is now occupied by the U.S. Supreme Court building.