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the MDC, which was realized when the MDC was dissolved by legislation in 2003. The Metropolitan Park System and other operations of the MDC were merged with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management to form the current Department of Conservation and Recreation. In 2009, a study concerning the transfer of DCR managed roadways to the
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in 1985. Charges of political corruption and patronage continued to follow the MDC, while the loss of revenue from removal of the payments brought in by water and sewer services created a need for increased funding from the state legislature. The situation resulted in calls for the dismantlement of
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The following table lists parks and reservations currently owned and maintained by the DCR Division of Urban Parks and Recreation, subdivided into sections based on environment as stated by the DCR, with year of formation, location within municipalities, site area and primary activities listed:
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that has been in existence for over a century. The title is used by the DCR to describe the areas collectively: "As a whole, the Metropolitan Park System is currently eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places", as outlined on the department's website. The DCR maintains a
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The improvement of areas of undeveloped land, detrimental development, and polluted land in and around Boston for a system of interconnected parks was first conceived and promoted by landscape architects
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Areas, years formed and municipalities are listed on DCR web pages for some, but not all, parks. Where the DCR page contains unclear information, the data is either from a cited source or from the
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separate Urban Parks and Recreation division to oversee the system, one of five such divisions within the department—DCR's Bureau of State Parks and Recreation manages the remainder of
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and Eliot later assumed leadership of Olmsted's design firm in 1893, with Manning leaving the firm in 1896. Olmsted had been responsible for the development of
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Political waters: the long, dirty, contentious, incredibly expensive but eventually triumphant history of Boston Harbor--a unique environmental success story
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Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
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was begun, following the transfer of all DCR non-pedestrian bridges as part of a major transportation reform law enacted that year.
146:, Philip A. Chase and William B. de las Casas. The commission hired Baxter to serve as secretary and Eliot as landscape architect. 1622: 225: 1447: 2335: 2231: 2191: 1841: 1549: 1233: 1794: 1154: 1090: 104: 2146: 2023: 1814: 691: 1513: 169:. By 1900, the system had expanded to include several constructed or planned parkways and added beach reservations at 2314: 209: 52: 2276: 2261: 1197: 220:, resulting in a landmark court-ordered cleanup of Boston Harbor. The lawsuits forced then Massachusetts Governor 2141: 2033: 1967: 1388: 513: 83: 1575:
City charter, chapter 283, acts of 1897, ordinances of 1898, standing regulations, statutes relating to the city
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in 1982, charging unchecked systemic pollution of the city’s waterfront. That suit was followed by one by the
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to propose separating the water and sewer treatment divisions from the MDC, resulting in the creation of the
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Board of Paris Exposition Managers, Massachusetts Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, ed. (1900).
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Board of Paris Exposition Managers, Massachusetts Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, ed. (1900).
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The open spaces of Boston in 1892 and 1902 compared in an illustration from a biography of Charles Eliot
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Canoeing, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Skiing
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Camping, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Skiing, Swimming
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Baseball, Biking, Fishing, Hiking, Picnicking, Swimming Pool, Skating Rink, Tennis
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Athletic Fields, Boating, Canoeing, Concerts, Running, Sailing, Tennis, Walking
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The first five areas acquired by the commission for the system in 1893 were the
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south of the city. In addition, parks focusing on local history are located in
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in Boston as well as secluded park roadways in uninhabited areas such as the
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Private and special statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume 20
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Biking, Boating, Hiking, Rowing, Running, Sailing, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis
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Boating, Camping, Fishing, History, Picnicking, Scenery, Swimming, Walking
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Boston, Cambridge, Dover, Needham, Newton, Watertown, Wellesley, Weston
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The park system consists of coastal reservations and beaches including
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Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, December 1916
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Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners. January, 1893
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Pedestrian bridge, Charles River Esplanade, Boston, Massachusetts
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in the 1970s, the City of Quincy sued the MDC and the separate
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A History and Description of the Boston metropolitan parks
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A History and Description of the Boston metropolitan parks
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Fishing, History, Picnicking, Scenery, Swimming, Walking
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Biking, Fishing, Picnicking, Running, Swimming, Walking
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Massachusetts Metropolitan Park Commission (c. 1893).
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Birding, Canoeing, Inline Skating, Running, Scenery
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Newton, MA: City of Newton. 1906. p.  1448:"The Boston Harborwalk: Learn about history" 1069:. Cambridge, MA: Houghton, Mifflin. p.  763:Braintree, Canton, Milton, Quincy, Randolph 686:Birding, Boating, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking 193:designed many buildings for the commission. 1349:Pazzanese, Christina (September 12, 2009). 1276: 1058: 1056: 1054: 1014: 967: 965: 963: 845:Hiking, Picnicking, Rock Climbing, Scenery 705:Birding, Hiking, Kayaking, Running, Soccer 629:Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Museum 413:Boating, Fishing, Playing Fields, Swimming 66:, and woodland reservations exemplified by 1894:Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston 1885: 1871: 1512:. Town of Hull. p. 26. Archived from 1440: 987: 788:Biking, Fishing, Hiking, Skiing, Swimming 470:Fishing, Picnicking, Playground, Swimming 231:Massachusetts Department of Transportation 36:Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston 2305:Department of Conservation and Recreation 1686: 1499: 1348: 1148: 236: 1649:"Island Facts: Webb Memorial State Park" 1641: 1593: 1531: 1507:"Healthy Communities Grant Program 2007" 1368: 1084: 1051: 960: 661:Arlington, Everett, Medford, Somerville 244: 196:In 1919, the commission was renamed the 93: 25: 17: 1840:Walsh, Patrick J. (December 13, 2009). 1195: 1120: 1036: 508:Canoeing, Picnicking, Scenery, Walking 226:Massachusetts Water Resources Authority 2328: 1817:. Friends of the Fells. Archived from 1790:"National Register Information System" 1198:"Enhancing Regional Greenfrastructure" 750:Baseball, Birding, Hiking, Picnicking 1866: 1839: 1537: 1381: 1351:"A big concern on two major parkways" 1221: 1215: 1062: 38:is a system of reservations, parks, 1795:National Register of Historic Places 1782: 864:Basketball, Biking, Tennis, Walking 248:Metropolitan parks and reservations 1671:"Stodder's Neck/Abigail Adams Park" 1306:"Watershed Supply Protection Trust" 1255: 1249: 489:Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking 42:and roads under the control of the 13: 1474:"Boston Harbor Islands State Park" 1415:"Boston Harbor Islands State Park" 1066:Charles Eliot, landscape architect 312:Boston, Hingham, Quincy, Weymouth 14: 2347: 2315:List of Massachusetts State Parks 1842:"Of granite, plugs, and feathers" 527:Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Soccer 210:Boston Water and Sewer Commission 198:Metropolitan District Commission 1723:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1673:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1566: 1538:Adams, Charles Francis (1896). 1308:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1063:Eliot, Charles William (1902). 1024:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1002:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 975:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 807:Fishing, Hiking, Rock Climbing 84:Blue Hills Reservation Parkways 356:Fishing, Picnicking, Swimming 1: 1389:"Friends of Belle Isle Marsh" 2336:State parks of Massachusetts 1804:(Parkway construction begun) 943: 937: 924: 918: 898: 892: 879: 873: 860: 854: 841: 835: 822: 816: 803: 797: 784: 778: 765: 759: 746: 740: 720: 714: 701: 695: 682: 676: 663: 657: 644: 638: 625: 619: 606: 600: 587: 581: 568: 562: 549: 543: 523: 517: 504: 498: 485: 479: 466: 460: 447: 441: 428: 422: 409: 403: 390: 384: 371: 365: 352: 346: 333: 327: 314: 308: 295: 289: 136:Metropolitan Park Commission 30:Metropolitan Park System map 7: 934:Roxbury Heritage State Park 214:Conservation Law Foundation 10: 2352: 1022:"Planning and Engineering" 928:History, Scenery, Walking 432:Biking, Swimming, Walking 144:Charles Francis Adams, Jr. 89: 2300: 2147:Charles River Reservation 2119: 2098: 2042: 1976: 1900: 906: 728: 531: 375:Events, History, Scenery 252: 247: 64:Charles River Reservation 53:Massachusetts state parks 1256:Mazzone, Hon. A. David. 1222:Dolin, Eric Jay (2004). 953: 915:Lynn Heritage State Park 604:Dedham, Needham, Newton 495:Webb Memorial State Park 218:United States Government 167:Stony Brook Reservations 1563:(King's Beach acquired) 851:Southwest Corridor Park 680:Boston, Canton, Milton 2227:Nahant Beach Boulevard 2142:Blue Hills Reservation 1196:Leccese, Mark (2003). 692:Pope John Paul II Park 237:Parks and reservations 99: 68:Blue Hills Reservation 31: 23: 2043:Woodland reservations 1913:Boston Harbor Islands 1800:National Park Service 1770:. Newton Conservators 1544:. BiblioBazaar, LLC. 547:Arlington, Cambridge 305:Boston Harbor Islands 117:Frederick Law Olmsted 97: 29: 21: 2292:Winthrop Shore Drive 2099:Heritage state parks 1901:Coastal reservations 46:(DCR) in and around 2257:Soldiers Field Road 2217:Morrissey Boulevard 2034:Upper Charles River 2029:Squantum Point Park 1968:Weymouth Back River 711:Squantum Point Park 648:Hiking, Picnicking 610:Hiking, Picnicking 514:Weymouth Back River 216:and finally by the 2242:Quincy Shore Drive 2120:Parkways and roads 2080:Southwest Corridor 1977:River reservations 1454:on August 25, 2006 782:Saugus, Wakefield 521:Hingham, Weymouth 142:. It consisted of 100: 32: 24: 2323: 2322: 2024:Pope John Paul II 1923:Dorchester Shores 1802:. April 15, 2008. 1601:"Wollaston Beach" 1551:978-0-554-55509-6 1395:on April 21, 2010 1235:978-1-55849-445-9 951: 950: 744:Belmont, Waltham 343:Dorchester Shores 191:William D. Austin 109:Warren H. Manning 2343: 2232:Nantasket Avenue 2192:Hull Shore Drive 1908:Belle Isle Marsh 1887: 1880: 1873: 1864: 1863: 1857: 1856: 1854: 1852: 1846:The Boston Globe 1837: 1831: 1830: 1828: 1826: 1821:on July 26, 2011 1811: 1805: 1803: 1786: 1780: 1779: 1777: 1775: 1764: 1758: 1757: 1755: 1753: 1747: 1739: 1733: 1732: 1730: 1728: 1717: 1708: 1707: 1705: 1703: 1690: 1684: 1682: 1680: 1678: 1667: 1661: 1660: 1658: 1656: 1645: 1639: 1638: 1636: 1634: 1629:on July 25, 2008 1625:. Archived from 1619: 1613: 1612: 1610: 1608: 1603:. City of Quincy 1597: 1591: 1590: 1588: 1586: 1570: 1564: 1562: 1560: 1558: 1535: 1529: 1528: 1526: 1524: 1519:on July 18, 2011 1518: 1511: 1503: 1497: 1496: 1494: 1492: 1478: 1470: 1464: 1463: 1461: 1459: 1444: 1438: 1437: 1435: 1433: 1419: 1411: 1405: 1404: 1402: 1400: 1391:. 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Index

Image showing a pedestrian bridge in the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, Massachusetts

parkways
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Boston
Massachusetts state parks
Revere Beach
Charles River Reservation
Blue Hills Reservation
Lynn
Roxbury
Jamaicaway
Blue Hills Reservation Parkways
Two maps showing the open spaces of Boston in 1892 and 1902
Charles Eliot
Warren H. Manning
Sylvester Baxter
Frederick Law Olmsted
Central Park
Manhattan
Emerald Necklace
legislature
Charles Francis Adams, Jr.
Beaver Brook
Blue Hills
Hemlock Gorge
Middlesex Fells
Stony Brook Reservations
King's Beach
Nantasket Beach

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