Brighton park : Brighton district

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Title:
Brighton park : Brighton district
Description:
As Boston’s population exploded in the late 19th century, the city constructed the Chestnut Hill Reservoir to supplement the growing demand for water. In addition to its practical purpose, the reservoir was widely extolled in period century guidebooks as “a great pleasure resort” and was a fashionable site for recreational carriage rides. At the time, it was a double reservoir, comprised of two irregular basins divided by a dam, shown here. Only the larger Bradlee Basin remains today, and continues to serve as a recreational park and a back-up water supply for Boston and several other municipalities.
Creator:
Boston (Mass.). Park Commissioners
Date:
1876
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Parks--Massachusetts--Boston--Brighton--Maps
Brighton (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Brighton
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 36 x 54 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Boston : [s.n.]
Scale:
Scale 1:4,800.
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Breathing Room: Mapping Boston's Green Spaces" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2018.
Identifier:
06_01_004880
Call #:
G3764.B6:2B7 1876 .B67
Barcode:
39999059008571