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Whitmore Brook (Vermont, United States) (search for this): chapter 31
eet from the water's edge and 1,094 feet from that unmarked point, is number twenty. The view shows the curve of the Mystic Valley parkway, a slim, tapering cedar, and the stone monument. This, like number eighteen, is a line stone, and not a corner, and has the witness mark, as the line passes through it 5,620 feet to number twenty-one. Also in its course are the road stones on Grove and Winthrop streets, which latter becomes Main street in Winchester. We are now in the woods near Whitmore brook, and the pictures are sylvan views. On our way we will pause and see the red cedar growing from the top of a massive boulder not far from the line. See register, Vol. XIV, p. 14. We will turn northward, now. Three thousand eight hundred and eighty-one feet will take us to number twenty-two, and as we look southward we shall see W on the stone, as the photographer had to get his view from the Winchester side. Turning just a little, 1,336 feet brings us to number twenty-three. Poss
Middlesex Canal (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 31
omerville, at the junction of the Malden with Mystic river. After following the serpentine Mystic westerly to a point in line with the monuments Medford Somerville 1 and Medford Somerville 3, the line runs 2,088 feet westerly by Somerville to the point begun at, on the top of Winter hill. This line is through a witness mark on a line stone beside Mystic avenue, marked M. S. city line, 250 feet from corner thirty-four, and also through another ancient line stone on the site of the old Middlesex canal. Beside these corner monuments there are road stones on east of Main and east of Medford streets, east of College and northeast of Boston avenues, east of Grove, west of Winthrop, and east of Myrtle streets at the city boundary. There is also a line stone between corners twenty-seven and twenty-eight, distant 1,152 feet from twenty-seven. These two pages of the Boundaries, containing thirty half-tones, are very interesting, varying from woodland scenes to exceptionally fine views
Turkey Swamp (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 31
ndred and eighty-one feet will take us to number twenty-two, and as we look southward we shall see W on the stone, as the photographer had to get his view from the Winchester side. Turning just a little, 1,336 feet brings us to number twenty-three. Possibly there was some hoodoo about this number, as the photographer did not get his view till a year later (1889) when he secured a woodland view of an iron 4 feet high and 1 3/8 inches square, standing on a ledge about 1,500 feet away from Turkey swamp dam. From this point it is 1,818 feet to number twenty-four, the extreme corner of the city next Stoneham. Turning squarely and passing across middle reservoir, 4,261 feet brings us to number twenty-five. There was a large rock of four feet on the side next and west of Forest street, with a drill hole between S and M on its top. This was near Porter's cove of Spot pond. Number twenty-six is 2,786 feet farther on in nearly the same direction, is near Fulton street, is a tall stone wit
Oak Grove (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 31
oked across the boundary into the pleasant homes of our neighboring cities, been close to the temples of religion and halls of learning, crossed the railways with their crowded cars and hurrying multitudes, gone under the highways and climbed over the dam at the Narrows. We have sailed over the upper as well as the lower lakes, and climbing the hillside, passed through the Brooks estate, and enjoyed the beautiful view across the lake to Morning-side. We have overlooked the silent city of Oak Grove and passed through the attractive solitude of the Fells. Doubtless we have enjoyed our perambulation. Town officers in days gone by have had similar and other experiences. One of them comes to us with the story of setting a road stone. In drawing the line between monuments it was found that two houses were over the line, and not in Medford. The resident in one was highly irate, and regarded the Medford selectman as the cause thereof, and assailed him with eggs. We asked him if the
Spot Pond (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 31
red a woodland view of an iron 4 feet high and 1 3/8 inches square, standing on a ledge about 1,500 feet away from Turkey swamp dam. From this point it is 1,818 feet to number twenty-four, the extreme corner of the city next Stoneham. Turning squarely and passing across middle reservoir, 4,261 feet brings us to number twenty-five. There was a large rock of four feet on the side next and west of Forest street, with a drill hole between S and M on its top. This was near Porter's cove of Spot pond. Number twenty-six is 2,786 feet farther on in nearly the same direction, is near Fulton street, is a tall stone with wedgeshaped top among denuded trees. Two thousand six hundred and twenty-five feet, still in similar direction, reaches number twenty-seven, which is a tall monument with a pile of loose rocks about it, and near a pile of stones, or cairn. The Metropolitan park map styles this spot Cairn hill, and gives the elevation as 303 feet, the highest elevation in Medford. From
Stoneham (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 31
ces. The latest map of Medford, if cut by its outlines from one of the county, would reveal a singular shape, reminding one of a broody, bristling hen. The hen's beak is in the water where Malden river joins the Mystic, the broad tail reaches Stoneham, and the sheltering wing covers the parkway and dips into the waters of Mystic lake, and this even though the ordinary hen is not aquatic in her habits. Around this curiously shaped boundary line, at its corners, are set the monuments of gran1889) when he secured a woodland view of an iron 4 feet high and 1 3/8 inches square, standing on a ledge about 1,500 feet away from Turkey swamp dam. From this point it is 1,818 feet to number twenty-four, the extreme corner of the city next Stoneham. Turning squarely and passing across middle reservoir, 4,261 feet brings us to number twenty-five. There was a large rock of four feet on the side next and west of Forest street, with a drill hole between S and M on its top. This was near Port
Mystic River (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 31
ay north of the river and a mile backward in all places. The latest map of Medford, if cut by its outlines from one of the county, would reveal a singular shape, reminding one of a broody, bristling hen. The hen's beak is in the water where Malden river joins the Mystic, the broad tail reaches Stoneham, and the sheltering wing covers the parkway and dips into the waters of Mystic lake, and this even though the ordinary hen is not aquatic in her habits. Around this curiously shaped boundarynce is a water route along the thread of Little creek, or Nowell's creek, to number thirty. Here Highland avenue of Malden ends and Middlesex avenue of Medford begins. The boundary line continues through a line stone with witness mark, along Malden river to number thirty-two, an unmarked point at the corners of Everett, Malden and Medford. Number thirty-three is also an unmarked point, the corners of Everett, Medford and Somerville, at the junction of the Malden with Mystic river. After foll
Medford (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 31
railway under the parkway and beside it. From corner nineteen the boundary follows the thread of the river to an unmarked point where Menotomy river (alias Alewife brook) joined it, which is some distance above the present stream. Here is the corner of Medford, Somerville and Arlington. It would be a pleasant excursion up this boundary. We took it last summer in company with nearly forty people in one boat, as far as Mystic dam. Through the narrows the line runs to an unmarked point in Mystic (upper) pond. This is also an unmarked point, the corners of Medford, Arlington and Winchester. On the shore, 15 feet from the water's edge and 1,094 feet from that unmarked point, is number twenty. The view shows the curve of the Mystic Valley parkway, a slim, tapering cedar, and the stone monument. This, like number eighteen, is a line stone, and not a corner, and has the witness mark, as the line passes through it 5,620 feet to number twenty-one. Also in its course are the road stone
Mystick River (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 31
mark, along Malden river to number thirty-two, an unmarked point at the corners of Everett, Malden and Medford. Number thirty-three is also an unmarked point, the corners of Everett, Medford and Somerville, at the junction of the Malden with Mystic river. After following the serpentine Mystic westerly to a point in line with the monuments Medford Somerville 1 and Medford Somerville 3, the line runs 2,088 feet westerly by Somerville to the point begun at, on the top of Winter hill. This line d in the Boundaries. If we have walked about Medford or gone round about her by boat or air craft, we have travelled about nine miles by land and about six miles by water or air; but this is not an air line, as the thread of Nowell's creek and Mystic river is crooked indeed. We have looked across the boundary into the pleasant homes of our neighboring cities, been close to the temples of religion and halls of learning, crossed the railways with their crowded cars and hurrying multitudes, gone u
Winter Hill (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 31
and two pages contain thirty half-tone views of these monuments. All but one were taken in that year and form a highly interesting exhibit, especially after the changes that twenty-seven years have wrought. Corner number one is at the top of Winter hill, inside the front fence of Mr. Barber's grounds, is less than a foot high, with a shade tree beside it. The view is taken looking into the front yard, which is in Somerville, while the rear is in Medford and the house in both cities. Just noMalden with Mystic river. After following the serpentine Mystic westerly to a point in line with the monuments Medford Somerville 1 and Medford Somerville 3, the line runs 2,088 feet westerly by Somerville to the point begun at, on the top of Winter hill. This line is through a witness mark on a line stone beside Mystic avenue, marked M. S. city line, 250 feet from corner thirty-four, and also through another ancient line stone on the site of the old Middlesex canal. Beside these corner m
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