Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston (English Wikipedia)

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Board of Paris Exposition Managers, Massachusetts Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, ed. (1900). A History and Description of the Boston metropolitan parks. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. p. 32. OCLC 16896572. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
Massachusetts Metropolitan Park Commission (1917). Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, December 1916. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. p. 9. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
Board of Paris Exposition Managers, Massachusetts Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, ed. (1900). A History and Description of the Boston metropolitan parks. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. p. 34. OCLC 16896572. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
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Dolin, Eric Jay (2004). Political waters: the long, dirty, contentious, incredibly expensive but eventually triumphant history of Boston Harbor--a unique environmental success story. Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-1-55849-445-9. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
Adams, Charles Francis (1896). Report of the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners. BiblioBazaar, LLC. ISBN 978-0-554-55509-6. Retrieved January 11, 2010. (King's Beach acquired)
Private and special statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume 20. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1909. p. 293. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

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Pazzanese, Christina (September 12, 2009). "A big concern on two major parkways". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
Walsh, Patrick J. (December 13, 2009). "Of granite, plugs, and feathers". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

bostonharborwalk.com

"The Boston Harborwalk: Learn about history". The Boston Harbor Association. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2010.

fells.org

"History". Friends of the Fells. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2010.

friendsofbelleislemarsh.org

"Friends of Belle Isle Marsh". Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2010.

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"Boston Harbor Islands State Park" (PDF). Arnoldia. 48 (3). Boston: President and Trustees of Harvard College: 21–22. 1988. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
"Boston Harbor Islands State Park" (PDF). Arnoldia. 48 (3). Boston: President and Trustees of Harvard College: 14. 1988. Retrieved January 10, 2010.

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Leccese, Mark (2003). "Enhancing Regional Greenfrastructure" (PDF). Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston/Harvard University. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

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"Healthy Communities Grant Program 2007" (PDF). Town of Hull. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

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"DCR: Division of Urban Parks and Recreation". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
"Division of Urban Parks and Recreation History". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
"Planning and Engineering". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
"Watershed Supply Protection Trust". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
"Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2009 (Section 177)". The 186th General Court of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
Areas, years formed and municipalities are listed on DCR web pages for some, but not all, parks. Where the DCR page contains unclear information, the data is either from a cited source or from the Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs "Protected and Recreational Open Space" datalayer. Area figures from the datalayer may represent a larger space than is accessible to the public, due to the inclusion of administrative or undeveloped sections of a given park.
"Stodder's Neck/Abigail Adams Park". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 13, 2009. (Land acquired for Abigail Adams State Park, added to Stodder's Neck to form reservation)
"Chestnut Hill Reservation: Resource Management Plan". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
"Annual Report" (PDF). Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the Inspector General. 1996. p. 17. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

massmoments.org

"Mass Moments: Massachusetts Creates Nation's First Regional Park System". Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

newtonconservators.org

"Hemlock Gorge". Newton Conservators. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

nps.gov

"Island Facts: Webb Memorial State Park". United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

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"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008. (Parkway construction begun)

quincyma.gov

"Wollaston Beach". City of Quincy. Retrieved December 11, 2009.

reverebeach.com

"Rumney Marsh". Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

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Mazzone, Hon. A. David. "Mazzone, Judge A. David : Chamber Papers on the Boston Harbor Clean Up Case, 1985-2005". Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2009.

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Mazzone, Hon. A. David. "Mazzone, Judge A. David : Chamber Papers on the Boston Harbor Clean Up Case, 1985-2005". Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
"Friends of Belle Isle Marsh". Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
"The Boston Harborwalk: Learn about history". The Boston Harbor Association. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
"Healthy Communities Grant Program 2007" (PDF). Town of Hull. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
"Rumney Marsh". Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
"History". Friends of the Fells. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2010.

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Board of Paris Exposition Managers, Massachusetts Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, ed. (1900). A History and Description of the Boston metropolitan parks. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. p. 32. OCLC 16896572. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
Board of Paris Exposition Managers, Massachusetts Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners, ed. (1900). A History and Description of the Boston metropolitan parks. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. p. 34. OCLC 16896572. Retrieved January 1, 2010.