Identifier: sightsinbostonsu1856midg2 (find matches)
Title: Sights in Boston and suburbs : or, guide to the stranger
Year: 1856 (1850s)
Authors: Midgley, R. L
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Publisher: Boston : J. P. Jewett & company Cleveland, Ohio : Jewett, Proctor & Worthington
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
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Streets, in Roxbury. It may be reached fromthe Providence Depot, or by omnibus ; but it will be foundmore pleasing to go by omnibus, and return in the cars.As the omnibus rolls along, we can catch a hasty viewof Williams Market, of the high stone walls of the Ceme-tery, and of Blachstone and Franklin Squares. The former (Blackstone Square) on the west side ofWashington Street, beyond No. 773, containing one hun-dred and five thousand feet of land, and now laid outwith young trees, is an ornament to this portion ofthe city. The fence is constructed of iron, and has alength of thirteen hundred feet, the cost of which was fivethousand dollars. Of this sum, two thousand dollars werecontributed by the property holders or residents around the square. (199) 200 SUBURBAN SIGHTS. Franklin Square is opposite Blackstone Square, andcontains the same quantity of ground, and is improved inthe same style as the former. A Cochituate fountain isprovided in the centre of each square, at a cost of seven
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hundred and fifty dollars each, exclusive of the pipe andvase. A hasty glance is all we catch of fine dwellings andbeautiful gardens, as we pass rapidly through Roxbury.But at length we arrive at the Cemetery, the descriptionof which (by permission of Mr. Crafts) we are allowed toborrow from The Guide to Forest Hills, of which he isthe author. FOREST HILLS CEMETERY. 201 The approaches to Forest Hills from all sides arethrough pleasant and quiet roads, by well-cultivated lands,delightful rural residences, or by the wilder beauties ofunadorned nature. In the season of verdure and flowers,few more agreeable drives can be found in the vicinity ofBoston than through the streets and avenues that lead tothe cemetery. There are beautiful views in every direc-tion from the elevated grounds, and in the valleys or thewoods many a nook may be observed where cottages maynestle, while all around are springing up elegant villas,and pleasant grounds mark the progress of taste andrefinement. But from

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