Middlesex Fells Reservation: Lawrence Woods Trails – Medford MA

Description

The Middlesex Fells Reservation spans multiple towns north of Boston. Here is a description of a couple of the projects undertaken by the W.P.A. in the park:

“Middlesex Fells Reservation; four miles of bridle trails in the Lawrence Woods section of the reservation were reconstructed. The trails were widened and graded and new cross drains and culverts were installed where necessary. The work was started in 1936 and completed in 1937.”

Source notes

"Annual report of the Metropolitan District Commission," by Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission (1937 volume; pg. 21)

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 12, 2018.

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Location Info


Lawrence Woods
Medford, MA

Coordinates: 42.434980, -71.121416

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