Charlestown Heights

Charlestown Heights (HM11KG)

Location: Boston, MA 02129 Suffolk County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 22.895', W 71° 4.062'

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Designed in 1891 by the firm of America's foremost park planner and landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, this playground is one of the best surviving examples of the neighborhood parks in Boston's original system. Olmsted divided the park into three sections; the upper park provided shady respite, the central play area featured open lawns, and the overlook offered sweeping views of the Mystic River. Olmsted included his signature meandering pathways, granite stairways and Roxbury "puddingstone" boulders. In 1942, the playground was renamed to honor Ensign John J. Doherty.
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HM NumberHM11KG
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
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Placed ByThe Bostonian Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 1:13pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 329781 N 4694215
Decimal Degrees42.38158333, -71.06770000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 22.895', W 71° 4.062'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 22' 53.70" N, 71° 4' 3.72" W
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Area Code(s)617, 781, 857
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 317-343 Bunker Hill St, Boston MA 02129, US
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