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Source 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.
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Document identity
localId
x633fc04p
label
Lynn Woods
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
x633fc04p
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Lynn Woods
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.
date
["[ca. 1904]"]
year
1904
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001578
creators
Geo. H. Walker & Co
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Lynn (Mass.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Essex (county)
Lynn
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Essex
city
Lynn
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
Geo. H. Walker & Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
42.4667
schema:longitude
-70.95
extent
1 view : col. ; 40 x 66 cm. + pamphlet
notes
Bird's-eye view.
Includes historical description of the Park.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
x633fc04p
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
928e50af91d6a876