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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 26., Lieutenant Sprague's long fence. (search)
e turned into the stinted comon, without the peninsula. A little corner of the common land extended down the river, but the fence began at Misticke bridge and crossing that corner followed the Lynne between the farm and common (near present Florence street and College avenue, crossing the latter near the railroad) and to and beyond Two-penny brook to the Rocke which was A Bound marke where the farm fence began. It is useless to look for that Rocke today in the congested district east of Winter brook, but the old stone wall, now along College avenue may be of the original fence of 1662, moved eastward when the brick tower was built a century ago over a spring on the Winthrop land. The gate referred to was doubtless across the Cambridge road, now Harvard street, near St. Clement's church. Lieutenant Sprague was fifty-seven years old when he contracted to build this fence and keep it secure for twenty-one years against the damages of reasonable Cattle, only the gate being excepted.