Spectacle Island (Boston, Massachusetts)

USA / Massachusetts / Boston / Boston, Massachusetts
 park, island, dump
"Spectacle Island (105 acres) features a marina, visitor center, cafe, a life-guarded swimming beach, and five miles of walking trails that lead to the crest of a 157 foot-high hill, offering panoramic views of the harbor and the city."

www.bostonislands.org/isle_spectacle.html
www.nps.gov/boha/historyculture/upload/facts_spec.pdf
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

A garbage dump from 1920 until 1959, over 30 acres was added to the island. It was finally closed when a bulldozer was sucked beneath the trash.

As part of the Big Dig transportation project in the late 1990s, soil removed from tunnel projects was used as topsoil for the island converting it into a public park which opened in 2006.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacle_Island,_Massachusetts
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Coordinates:   42°19'25"N   70°59'14"W

Comments

  • numerous buried treasure on this island - in the form of gillette double edge safety razors
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