World's End (Massachusetts)
| World's End | ||
 View of the peninsula |
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 16 '2 " N , 70 ° 52' 46" W | |
| Waters 1 | Boston Harbor | |
| Waters 2 | Atlantic Ocean | |
| surface | 1.11 km² | |
World's End is a peninsula on Hingham Bay in Boston Harbor . It is located 11.7 mi (18.8 km ) from downtown Boston on the territory of the state of Massachusetts in the United States . World's End covers an area of 274 acres (1.11 km² ), is administered by The Trustees of Reservations and is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area . The green areas and streets on the peninsula were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted . A total of 3.5 mi (5.6 km) of gravel roads and 2.3 mi (3.7 km) of hiking trails are available.
geography
geology
World's End is powered by four of boulder clay existing drumlins formed that rest on solid bedrock and extend approximately from north to south. The tallest drumlin rises 140 ft (42.7 m ) out of the water and offers one of the highest vantage points in the port area. There are several outcrops in the interior of the peninsula, especially near the visitor parking lot and along the Weir River and the Rocky Neck .
Flora and fauna
The plants on the peninsula form a diverse mix of specifically planted and self-settled species. The two-row planting beds laid out by Olmsted on both sides of the streets are still visible today, but are already partially covered by new vegetation. Particularly noteworthy is a row of very large oak trees laid out at right angles to the road across Pine Hill . At the top of the hill there is a no less impressive pine tree .
Different types of trees grow along the streets, including oak, maple , ash , larch , trumpet trees , tulip trees and pines. In some places it is clear that dead trees have been removed, but it is not always clear whether these have been replaced by new plantings of the same species.
history
Prehistoric finds suggest that the peninsula was used seasonally by the Indians . Even after contacting the European settlers, it was used for agriculture for more than 300 years . At the end of the 19th century, John Brewer planned to divide World's End into 163 lots and sell them as building land. The landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was commissioned with the design of the areas and carried them out, but the houses were never built. In 1967 the Trustees of Reservations acquired the entire peninsula to preserve it and make it available to the public.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Island Facts: Worlds End. National Park Service , accessed August 14, 2013 .
Web links
- World's End (Massachusetts) in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
