Langone Park

Location of the park and the site of the Great Molasses Flood

Langone Park is a waterfront park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. It was named for Massachusetts state senator Joseph A. Langone, Jr., and his wife Clementina Langone.[1] Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the park features a Little League Baseball field, a playground, and three bocce courts.[2] It is located on Commercial Street at the edge of Boston Harbor, immediately to the west of the Andrew P. Puopolo Jr. Athletic Field.[3]

The park includes much of the area inundated by the 1919 Great Molasses Flood.[4]

To the southwest the park borders on Copp's Hill Terrace and further south is Copp's Hill Burial Ground. Both sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. "200 attend dedication of N. End Park". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1975. (subscription required (help)).
  2. Harris, Patricia; Lyon, David (2004). Boston: a Guide to Unique Places. The Globe Pequot Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-7627-3011-0.
  3. Bahne, Charles (2012). Chronicles of Old Boston: Exploring New England's Historic Capital. p. 201. ISBN 9780984633401.
  4. Schworm, Peter (January 14, 2015). "Nearly a century later, structural flaw in molasses tank revealed". Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

Coordinates: 42°22′07″N 71°03′21″W / 42.3686°N 71.0559°W / 42.3686; -71.0559

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