Hello, Along the same line of discussion of names of streets, I have an old map book of eastern MA, and the street map of Boston shows a Billerica Street in that same area, or perhaps closer to North Station. I didn't notice any other streets have the names of other towns, and wondered where that name came from. Reportedly, the placename, Billerica, is unique, and nowhere else in the USA do you find it. It is named after the town in England, .. Billericay. Billerica is pronounced ..like man's name: Bill Ricka. Billericay is pronounced .. like man's name: Bill er Ricky. :o) ... Along the same line of discussion, I'm curious how streets and roads were named in Greater Boston ..say after 1900. I had already obtained a street map of Billerica in 1875 and just got one from 1853. There are very few roads and streets in Billerica during those years. So, most of the roads that we know ..today.. were built .. after 1900. Were they mostly named after people who built their houses on that street? Were they named, at random, by "construction builders" ..?? Have a good day, Betty P.S. A great influx of people moved to Billerica ..after 1900 .. when it became known that there were several lakes and ponds and two rivers (Concord River) .. where people could build "summer cottages" and do a lot of swimming. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) "There are two lasting bequests we can give our children; one is roots, the other is wings." Hodding Carter, Jr.