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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.
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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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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.  1459:"The Boston Harborwalk: Learn about history" 1080:. Cambridge, MA: Houghton, Mifflin. p.  774:Braintree, Canton, Milton, Quincy, Randolph 697:Birding, Boating, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking 204:designed many buildings for the commission. 1360:Pazzanese, Christina (September 12, 2009). 1069: 1067: 1065: 978: 976: 974: 856:Hiking, Picnicking, Rock Climbing, Scenery 716:Birding, Hiking, Kayaking, Running, Soccer 640:Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Museum 424:Boating, Fishing, Playing Fields, Swimming 77:, and woodland reservations exemplified by 1905:Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston 1896: 1882: 1874: 1523:. Town of Hull. p. 26. Archived from 799:Biking, Fishing, Hiking, Skiing, Swimming 481:Fishing, Picnicking, Playground, Swimming 242:Massachusetts Department of Transportation 47:Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston 2316:Department of Conservation and Recreation 1660:"Island Facts: Webb Memorial State Park" 1518:"Healthy Communities Grant Program 2007" 672:Arlington, Everett, Medford, Somerville 207:In 1919, the commission was renamed the 28: 1851:Walsh, Patrick J. (December 13, 2009). 970: 519:Canoeing, Picnicking, Scenery, Walking 237:Massachusetts Water Resources Authority 1828:. Friends of the Fells. Archived from 1801:"National Register Information System" 1209:"Enhancing Regional Greenfrastructure" 761:Baseball, Birding, Hiking, Picnicking 1362:"A big concern on two major parkways" 49:is a system of reservations, parks, 7: 1806:National Register of Historic Places 875:Basketball, Biking, Tennis, Walking 259:Metropolitan parks and reservations 1682:"Stodder's Neck/Abigail Adams Park" 1317:"Watershed Supply Protection Trust" 500:Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking 53:and roads under the control of the 1485:"Boston Harbor Islands State Park" 1426:"Boston Harbor Islands State Park" 1077:Charles Eliot, landscape architect 323:Boston, Hingham, Quincy, Weymouth 25: 2326:List of Massachusetts State Parks 1853:"Of granite, plugs, and feathers" 538:Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Soccer 221:Boston Water and Sewer Commission 209:Metropolitan District Commission 1734:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1684:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1549:Adams, Charles Francis (1896). 1319:. 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BiblioBazaar, LLC. 558:Arlington, Cambridge 316:Boston Harbor Islands 128:Frederick Law Olmsted 108: 40: 32: 2303:Winthrop Shore Drive 2110:Heritage state parks 1912:Coastal reservations 57:(DCR) in and around 2268:Soldiers Field Road 2228:Morrissey Boulevard 2045:Upper Charles River 2040:Squantum Point Park 1979:Weymouth Back River 722:Squantum Point Park 659:Hiking, Picnicking 621:Hiking, Picnicking 525:Weymouth Back River 227:and finally by the 2253:Quincy Shore Drive 2131:Parkways and roads 2091:Southwest Corridor 1988:River reservations 1465:on August 25, 2006 793:Saugus, Wakefield 532:Hingham, Weymouth 153:. It consisted of 111: 43: 35: 2334: 2333: 2035:Pope John Paul II 1934:Dorchester Shores 1813:. April 15, 2008. 1612:"Wollaston Beach" 1562:978-0-554-55509-6 1406:on April 21, 2010 1246:978-1-55849-445-9 962: 961: 755:Belmont, Waltham 354:Dorchester Shores 202:William D. Austin 120:Warren H. 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Index

Metropolitan Park Commission
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

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