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  2. Emerald Necklace - Wikipedia

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    The Emerald Necklace consists of a 1,100-acre (4.5 km 2; 450 ha) chain of parks linked by parkways and waterways in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. It was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted , and gets its name from the way the planned chain appears to hang from the "neck" of the Boston peninsula .

  3. Muddy River (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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    It formed the eastern Brookline border with Boston and Roxbury (depending on the year), from Brookline's incorporation in 1705 until Boston's annexation of Allston–Brighton in 1873. [1] The present form of the river and surrounding parks was created by the Emerald Necklace project, between 1880 and 1900.

  4. Fenway (parkway) - Wikipedia

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    As part of the Emerald Necklace park system mainly designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the late 19th century, the Fenway, along with the Back Bay Fens and Park Drive, connects the Commonwealth Avenue Mall to the Riverway. For its entire length, the parkway travels along the Muddy River and is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston.

  5. Back Bay Fens - Wikipedia

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    The Back Bay Fens, often simply referred to as "the Fens," is a parkland and urban wild in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.It was established in 1879. [1] Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to serve as a link in the Emerald Necklace park system, the Fens gives its name to the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood.

  6. Boston Public Garden - Wikipedia

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    Boston Public Garden pond in May. The Public Garden, also known as Boston Public Garden, is a large park in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to Boston Common.It is a part of the Emerald Necklace system of parks and is bounded by Charles Street and Boston Common to the east, Beacon Street and Beacon Hill to the north, Arlington Street and Back Bay to the west, and Boylston Street to ...

  7. Jamaica Plain - Wikipedia

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    In the late 19th century, Boston's Emerald Necklace of parks was designed and built by Frederick Law Olmsted, with much of the southern section of the connecting parkland in or bordering on Jamaica Plain. Olmsted Park, Jamaica Pond, the Arnold Arboretum and Franklin Park have been enjoyed by generations of Jamaica Plain residents. The pond had ...