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Title: Walks and rides in the country round about Boston; covering thirty-six cities and towns, parks and public reservations, within a radius of twelve miles from the State house
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Bacon, Edwin M. (Edwin Monroe), 1844-1916 Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, pub
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Publisher: Boston, New York, Pub. for the Appalachian mountain club by Houghton, Mifflin and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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es can travela good part of this lane with comparatively little difficulty. At Crossmaiis one may imagine himself in the heart of the NewHampshire hills. The Blue Hills are near at hand, and the viewembraces the sweep of the range from Hancock to Chiekatawbut.Back through the lane to Canton Avenue, turn is made to theright, and this avenue is now followed to and through Milton Cen-tre to the junction with Adams Street, on Milton Hill-slope, MiltonLower Mills, — a distance of about two and a half miles. Betweenthe Thatcher Sti^eet neighborhood and the turn of the avenue be-low the Twin Churches, this walk duplicates Walk a. Beyondthis turn, which is to the left, the attractiveness of the avenue,with its numerous comfortable old houses and varying side views,continues. A picture for an artist is made by the blacksmith shopin the trees by the brookside, at the point wheie Brook Road startsoff at the left as the village is neared. The walk finishes onAdams Street by the railway station.
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p The Blue Hills. Wesieni Section, Southern Division. Boston to Readville by steam carLi.. Y., N. H. & H., Prov. or New Eng. Div.), 9 miles; fare, 20 cents. Walkor ride from station to Blue Hill Entrance, about a mile anil three-quarters.Return by way of Milton Lower Mills or Randolj)!!. From Milton LowerMills to Boston by steam car, fare, 13 cents; by electric car, fare, 5 cents.From Randolph by steam car, fare, 30 cents. Western Section, Northern Division. Reached also by way of Readville androads to Blue Hill Entrance. Return by way of Milton Lower Mills or Mat-tapan. From Mattajjan to Boston by steam car, fare, 15 cents. Eastern, Section, Northern Division. Boston to West Quincy by steam carOld Colony Div.), 8 miles ; fare, 15 cents. Return by way of Randolphvenue to Milton Lower Mills. Eastern Seclioii, Southern Division. Boston to Milton Lower Mills bysteam or electric car, and walk or ride along Randolph Avenue, about threemiles. Return by way of West Quincy or Braintree. F

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