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    Lake Dennison Recreation Area is a 121-acre (49 ha) Massachusetts state park located in the town of Winchendon. It comprises a small portion of the 4...
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    Lake Wyola State Park, also known as the Carroll A. Holmes Recreation Area, is located in the town of Shutesbury, Massachusetts. It is a state-run recreation...
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    stalled until 2010, when the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) executed a lease with the MBTA to build the Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside...
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    the parking area to the falls, and even closed the park for a time. Recently the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation installed railings...
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    the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, which include a variety of recreation areas. The Mystic River has a long history of industrial...
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    areas, and corridors, the National Park Service also manages the Cape Cod National Seashore and the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. In...
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    Walden Pond (category Protected areas established in 1922)
    335-acre (136 ha) state park and recreation site managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The reservation was designated...
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    John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (category Protected areas established in 1967)
    Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts List of areas in the United States National Park System List of memorials to John F. Kennedy...
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    four cities and towns: Newburyport, Newbury, Rowley and Ipswich. Developed areas of the island constitute the village of Plum Island, Massachusetts with...
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    site of a fortification since 1634, and is currently a 22-acre (8.9 ha) recreation site and the location of Fort Independence. In 1632, a fortification was...
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    watershed is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, while the water supply system is operated by the Massachusetts Water...
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    second area south and west in Springfield, where water power was available. Around that time, the Mill River was dammed to form a mile-long lake called...
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    Reservation, administered by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation. The shore has fine, light gray sand and is one of the most highly rated...
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    Blue Hills Reservation (category Protected areas established in 1893)
    lands of Blue Hills Reservation as one of the state's first areas dedicated to public recreation. The practice of First Day Hikes to mark New Year's Day with...
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    Neponset River Neponset River Reservation Department of Conservation and Recreation Neponset River Greenway Map Department of Conservation and Recreation...
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    Revere Beach (category Protected areas established in 1895)
    constructed to the beach, leading to its increasing popularity as a summer recreation area, and in 1896, it became the first public beach in the United States...
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    Adams National Historical Park (category Protected areas established in 1946)
    of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-07-23. See account...
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    Castle Hill (Ipswich, Massachusetts) (category Protected areas established in 1949)
    Trail Ashuwillticook Rail Trail Cape Cod Rail Trail Fort Revere Lake Dennison Recreation Area Lower Neponset River Trail Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside Nashua...
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    reservoir and abutting property. These regulations are controversial to recreation and fishing proponents, who argue the rules are not needed to protect...
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    The Old Manse (category Protected areas established in 1939)
    Trail Ashuwillticook Rail Trail Cape Cod Rail Trail Fort Revere Lake Dennison Recreation Area Lower Neponset River Trail Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside Nashua...
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    Greycourt State Park is a public recreation area covering 24 acres (9.7 ha) atop the partially restored ruins of the Charles H. Tenney estate in Methuen...
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    use. In 1996, it was made part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, but the Trustees continue to manage the site. The short story "World's...
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    Borderland State Park (category Protected areas established in 1971)
    1997. It is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, with an appointed advisory council that participates in policy decision-making...
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    the Millers River. Winchendon is home to the Lake Dennison Recreation Area and Whitney Pond, and shares Lake Monomonac with Rindge, New Hampshire to the...
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    Lowell National Historical Park (category Protected areas established in 1978)
    the oldest. The Boott Mill provides a walk-through museum with living recreations of the textile manufacturing process in the 19th century. The walking...
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    Purgatory Chasm State Reservation (category Protected areas established in 1919)
    reservation is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Previously owned by the Whitin Machine Works, Purgatory Chasm was declared...
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    Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary (category Protected areas of Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
    Trail Ashuwillticook Rail Trail Cape Cod Rail Trail Fort Revere Lake Dennison Recreation Area Lower Neponset River Trail Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside Nashua...
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    Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park is a combination national recreation area and state park situated among the islands of Boston Harbor. The park...
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    Middlesex Fells Reservation (category Protected areas established in 1891)
    Fells Reservation, often referred to simply as the Fells, is a public recreation area covering more than 2,200 acres (890 ha) in Malden, Medford, Melrose...
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    Dinosaur Footprints Reservation (category Protected areas of Hampden County, Massachusetts)
    the assistance from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The fossil and plant resources on the adjacent Holyoke Gas and...
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