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Franklin Park Zoo

The Franklin Park Zoo is a 72-acre zoo located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is currently operated by Zoo New England, which also operates the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The zoo is located in the northeast portion of Franklin Park, Boston's largest park and the last component of the city's famed Emerald Necklace. The zoo was opened to the public in 1912, and managed by the City of Boston until 1958, when the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) took control.

Located at 42.3052, -71.0891 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Boston, Massachusetts, Dorchester, Boston, Parks in Boston, Massachusetts, Visitor attractions in Boston, Massachusetts, Zoos in Massachusetts

Arnold Arboretum

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is an arboretum located in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale sections of Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and is the second largest "link" in the Emerald Necklace.

Located at 42.3167, -71.0833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Arboreta in Massachusetts, Botanical gardens in Massachusetts, Emerald Necklace, Arnold Arboretum, Frederick Law Olmsted works, Harvard University, Landmarks in Boston, Massachusetts, National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts, Parks in Boston, Massachusetts, 1872 establishments, National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts

Fields Corner (MBTA station)

Fields Corner is a station on the MBTA Red Line, located at Fields Corner in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It opened on November 5, 1927, serving as the southern terminus of the line for about a year until Shawmut and Ashmont opened in 1928.

Located at 42.3, -71.0617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Red Line (MBTA) stations, Railway stations in Boston, Massachusetts, Railway stations opened in 1927, Stations along Old Colony Railroad lines

Puddingstone Park

Puddingstone Park is a 5.5-acre neighborhood park built as part of the redevelopment of the "ledge site", a former Puddingstone quarry near the corner of Huntington Avenue and Tremont Street, at the Green Line trolley stop of Brigham Circle, in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is accessible from a stairway leading to an outdoor consumer parking lot, which has an entrance to the West, with a winding pathway leading upwards to a view of greater Boston.

Located at 42.3052, -71.0837 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Parks in Boston, Massachusetts, Landmarks in Boston, Massachusetts

Charles Street (Boston)

Charles Street is the name of a north-south street in the city center of Boston, Massachusetts. It begins in the north at Leverett Circle, where it connects with Nashua Street and Monsignor O'Brien Highway. Science Park station on the MBTA Green Line is located there. Charles Street runs south and gives its name to the Charles/MGH station on the MBTA Red Line, connecting via the Charles Circle rotary to Cambridge Street and the Longfellow Bridge which leads to Cambridge.

Located at 42.3001, -71.0628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, Beacon Hill, Boston, West End, Boston

The Mather School

The Mather School is the oldest public elementary school in North America. It is located in the Dorchester region of Boston, Massachusetts and was named after Richard Mather. Mather was an English-born American Congregational minister who emigrated to Boston and settled in Dorchester in 1635.

Located at 42.3082, -71.0612 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public elementary schools in Massachusetts, Educational institutions established in the 1630s, 1639 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies, Pre-statehood history of Massachusetts, Schools in Boston, Massachusetts, Ralph Adams Cram buildings

First Parish Church of Dorchester

The First Parish Church in Dorchester, was built in 1631 by the emigrants from Dorchester, Dorset and the south west of England who founded the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts on March 30, 1630. The first church building was an crude log cabin thatched with grass. As well as the church, the Puritans founded the first elementary school supported by public money in the New World. They held the first town meeting at the church, which determined policy through open and frequent discussion.

Located at 42.3082, -71.0623 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Unitarian Universalist churches in Massachusetts, 1636 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies, Religious organizations established in the 1630s, New England Puritanism, 17th-century Unitarian Universalist church buildings, Churches in Boston, Massachusetts

Freedom House (Roxbury, Massachusetts)

Freedom House is a nonprofit community-based organization in Roxbury, Massachusetts (a neighborhood of Boston). Freedom House is located in an area sometimes referred to as "Grove Hall" that lies along Blue Hill Ave. at the border between the Roxbury and Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston. Although it was historically identified with Roxbury, Freedom House currently refers to itself as being located either in Dorchester or in Grove Hall.

Located at 42.3104, -71.0842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roxbury, Boston, Organizations established in 1949, Civil rights movement, Civil rights organizations in the United States, African Americans' rights organizations, Non-profit organizations based in Massachusetts, Organizations based in Boston, Massachusetts

Strand Theatre (Dorchester, Massachusetts)

Strand Theatre is a restored vaudeville house located in Uphams Corner in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Located at 42.316, -71.066 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Vaudeville theaters, Cinemas and movie theaters in Massachusetts, Theatres in Boston, Massachusetts, Buildings and structures in Boston, Massachusetts, Event venues established in 1918, Dorchester, Boston

Bowdoin Square (Boston)

Bowdoin Square (est.1788) in Boston, Massachusetts was located in the West End. In the 18th-19th centuries it featured residential houses, leafy trees, a church, hotel, theatre and other buildings. Among the notables who have lived in the square: physician Thomas Bulfinch; merchant Kirk Boott; and mayor Theodore Lyman. Since the 20th century the area has become a traffic intersection at Cambridge Street, Bowdoin Street, and New Chardon Street.

Located at 42.3048, -71.0689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Squares in Boston, Massachusetts, West End, Boston, 1788 establishments in the United States, Former buildings and structures in Boston, Massachusetts

Four Corners/Geneva (MBTA station)

Four Corners/Geneva is a passenger rail station under construction on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Fairmount Line, positioned between the existing Uphams Corner and Talbot Ave stations. The new station is being built as part of the Fairmount Line Improvement Project, which includes four new stations as well as infrastructure upgrades. It will have two full-length high-level platforms with walkways connecting them to Washington Street and Geneva Avenue.

Located at 42.3033, -71.0784 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Boston, Massachusetts, Stations along New York and New England Railroad lines, Proposed railway stations scheduled to open in 2013, Railway stations opened in 1855, Railway stations closed in 1944

Talbot Ave (MBTA station)

Talbot Ave is an passenger rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Fairmount Line, located near Codman Square in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The station includes two full-length high-level platforms located north of Talbot Avenue, which are also accessible from Park Street and West Park Street. The station opened on November 12, 2012 as the first of four new stations on the Fairmount Line.

Located at 42.2932, -71.0784 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Boston, Massachusetts, Stations along New York and New England Railroad lines, Railway stations opened in 2012