Lynn Woods : Lynn, Massachusetts

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Lynn Woods

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Title:
Lynn Woods : Lynn, Massachusetts
Pamphlet title :
Lynn Woods, Massachusetts : illustrated
Description:
In 1881, after the Lynn Water Department dammed a defunct millpond in Lynn Woods, a group of local recreationists formed a public trust to preserve the forest. The following year, the state legislature passed the Massachusetts Park Act, enabling any town in the Commonwealth to establish a park commission and acquire lands within its borders. Shortly thereafter, the Trustees of the Free Public Forest purchased parkland and hired Frederick Law Olmsted as a design consultant. Admiring Lynn Woods as a “real forest,” Charles Eliot hoped to incorporate the reservation into the Metropolitan Park System. This aerial view showcases the woods and ponds so admired by Eliot and the people of Lynn.
Creator:
Geo. H. Walker & Co
Date:
[ca. 1904]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Lynn (Mass.)--Aerial views
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Lynn
Extent:
1 view : col. ; 40 x 66 cm. + pamphlet
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Boston : Geo. H. Walker & Co.
Scale:
Not drawn to scale.
Language:
English
Notes:
Bird's-eye view.
Includes historical description of the Park.
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_001578
Call #:
G3764.L9A3 1904 .G46
Barcode:
39999058989276