Webb Memorial State Park
The Webb Memorial State Park is a designated state park on a peninsula in the Hingham Bay of Boston Harbor in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . The park is administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston .
The reserve consists of three contiguous drumlins and an area with flat marshland . Although not an island , the area is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area .
In the 1860s, the peninsula belonged to the company premises of a fertilizer factory and was used for the disposal of industrial waste. In the 1950s, the rocket launchers of Project Nike were located there , while the associated launch control and radar systems were stationed on Spinnaker Island on the other side of the bay. The missile base was decommissioned in 1974 and the peninsula was handed over to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1977 , which immediately began converting it into a state park . The reserve was finally opened in 1980.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Webb Memorial State Park Factsheet . Boston Harbor Islands Partnership. Archived from the original on September 8, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2006.
- ^ Nike Sites of Boston . Retrieved August 23, 2006.
Web links
- Boston Harbor Islands Visitors Guide web page for Webb Memorial State Park
- Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Resources web page for Webb Memorial State Park
Coordinates: 42 ° 15 ′ 32.9 " N , 70 ° 55 ′ 25.5" W.