Emerald Necklace

The Emerald Necklace is a long string of parks in Boston, Massachusetts designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and maintained by the City of Boston and Town of Brookline. These parks stretch from the Boston Common and Boston Public Garden in the north to Franklin Park in the south and include, from the northern end:

History

The park system had its beginnings with Olmsted's work, from around 1878, to clean up and control the marshy area which became the Fens. In 1880, he proposed that the Muddy River, which flowed from Jamaica Pond into the Fens, be included in the park plan. The river was dredged into a winding stream and directed into the Charles, and the corridor encompassing the river became a linear park (named Olmsted Park in 1900). Olmsted's vision of a linear park of walking paths along a gentle stream connecting numerous small lakes was complete by the turn of the century.

Related Topics:
Fens - Jamaica Pond - Olmsted Park

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