Methuen Greenways
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Gill Avenue Playground. | Gill Avenue Playground. | ||
| − | Greycourt State Park, driveway entrance next to Searles building on Pleasant Street; 26 landscaped acres on the former Tenney estate. | + | Greycourt State Park, driveway entrance next to Searles building on Pleasant Street; 26 landscaped acres on the former [http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/tenney.htm Tenney estate.] <br> |
| − | Read about the [http://www.treasure-adventure.com/massachusetts.html Treasure | + | Read about the [http://www.treasure-adventure.com/massachusetts.html Treasure of Tenney's Grey Court Castle.] |
| − | Hillsie Pond, Milk Street; Searles Pond, Jackson Street. | + | Hillsie Pond, Milk Street; |
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| + | Searles Pond, Jackson Street. | ||
Merrimack River Trail: To get there, park along Tobey Avenue and cross Merrimack Street (Route 110). | Merrimack River Trail: To get there, park along Tobey Avenue and cross Merrimack Street (Route 110). | ||
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Veteran's Park off Milk Street. | Veteran's Park off Milk Street. | ||
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| + | <!--Searles Pond Dam, MA | ||
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| + | Searles Pond Dam is a Dam in Essex County, Massachusetts. It has an elevation of 38 meters, or 125 feet. | ||
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| + | Degrees Minutes Seconds: | ||
| + | Latitude: 42-43'48'' N | ||
| + | Longitude: 071-09'58'' W | ||
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| + | Latitude: 42.7300906 | ||
| + | Longitude: -71.1661697 | ||
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| + | Searles Pond, MA | ||
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| + | Searles Pond is a Lake in Essex County, Massachusetts. It has an elevation of 36 meters, or 118 feet. | ||
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| + | Degrees Minutes Seconds: | ||
| + | Latitude: 42-43'54'' N | ||
| + | Longitude: 071-09'57'' W | ||
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| + | Latitude: 42.7317572 | ||
| + | Longitude: -71.165892 | ||
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| + | Natural Features | ||
| + | Brooks Bartlett, Griffin and Sawyer Brooks – flow to Merrimack in western section of Methuen | ||
| + | Forest Lake | ||
| + | Off Hampshire Rd. | ||
| + | 52 acres including City Beach and conservation area. Had ice houses. See Town Forest | ||
| + | listing above. | ||
| + | Harris Brook Site of former flax and saw mills. | ||
| + | Hills Pond | ||
| + | Pleasant Valley & | ||
| + | Milk Sts. | ||
| + | Located on Hills Farm. | ||
| + | Merrimack River * | ||
| + | Southern and eastern boundaries of Methuen. River banks are important including views | ||
| + | across the river to other communities. Lack of public access to river, bottom land along the | ||
| + | Merrimack River thought to be best agricultural land east of the Connecticut River Valley. | ||
| + | Site of former Bea’s Sandwich Shop now town owned to be converted to boat launch just | ||
| + | west of Rt. 93. There are a couple of islands in the river, the largest being Pine Island | ||
| + | which is opposite the Armory. | ||
| + | Mystic Pond | ||
| + | Rt. 93 & Pelham | ||
| + | St. | ||
| + | Ice pond on which there was an ice house. Pond was relocated for the construction of Rt. | ||
| + | 93. | ||
| + | Spicket River From Derry, NH to Lawrence in a north-south direction, three sections divided by two | ||
| + | dams: Nevins Pond and Wildlife Area, Section between Lowell Street Dam and Music Hall | ||
| + | Dam, and section between Music Hall/Organ Hall Dam and Lawrence. Spicket Falls Dam. | ||
| + | Searles Pond | ||
| + | Jackson St. | ||
| + | 8 acres. Former recreational pond. | ||
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| + | Open Space | ||
| + | Hampstead Street Boulder, an original boundary marker for road from 1720s, glacial. | ||
| + | Merrimack Park | ||
| + | Rt. 110 | ||
| + | Late 19th c. trolley park, across from Armory. Along the Lowell-Lawrence-Haverhill | ||
| + | Street Railway Company line. Park built by trolley line. Also could come by boat from | ||
| + | Lawrence. | ||
| + | Merrimack Valley | ||
| + | Country Club | ||
| + | 210 Howe St. | ||
| + | 1902. Golf course designed by Donald Ross (designer of early courses in Pinehurst, NC | ||
| + | and throughout country) in 1910. Ross designs were responsive to landscape, not | ||
| + | contrived. Course in Chapter 61B. | ||
| + | Pie Hill | ||
| + | Rt. 213 | ||
| + | At confluence at Hawkes and Bare Meadow Brooks, near Rt. 495, impending 40B | ||
| + | development with 280 units. One area has the largest concentration of spotted turtles in the | ||
| + | area. | ||
| + | Pine Island | ||
| + | In Merrimack | ||
| + | River | ||
| + | Accessible only by boat. | ||
| + | Spicket Falls | ||
| + | Riverwalk Park | ||
| + | 48-50 Osgood St. | ||
| + | 1.5 acres. Below falls, Spicket River has an S-curve with a stone wall (mortar) on one side. | ||
| + | Site of the former Merrimac (later Gaunt) mills. Established in 1996 | ||
| + | Tenney Estate & | ||
| + | Park | ||
| + | 39 Pleasant St. | ||
| + | Grey Court (1890-1893), Carrere & Hastings were architects for building, Ernest Bowditch | ||
| + | designed grounds. House destroyed by fire in 1977. In 1951 Tenneys had given 26 acres | ||
| + | to town for High School and sold the rest to the Basilian Salvatorian Order of Melkite Rite | ||
| + | Seminary. Chapel built in 1960 and Tenney Stable remodeled in 1966. Stone wall | ||
| + | enclosed gardens in which grow vegetables, fruit trees. Dairy barns remain. | ||
| + | Town Forest | ||
| + | Ridgewood Lane | ||
| + | 72 acres, near Dracut. Forest Lake with boat launch and park, forested area, recreational | ||
| + | buildings (beaded clapboards), gin mill, a Polish club, ski tow with a building which was | ||
| + | burned as practice of Fire Department, stone walls, remnant orchards, dirt road along east | ||
| + | side of Lake. At the northwest end of Hampshire Road. | ||
| + | Whirlaway Driving | ||
| + | Range Rt. 110 | ||
| + | 1930s, residential zoning on opposite side of street, interest in rezoning to multi-use | ||
| + | zoning. --> | ||
