Guide to historic PlymouthLocalities and objects of interest . .KK of the most attracti\e spots in oldri\inouth, and one that the casual visi-tor does not always see, is Morton ^J^^^/JfT/i.^WC] I>\in<r a little more than a mile fromLJ<cx^i^S^<*^ the village centre, it makes a convenientpleasure-ground for Plymouth people, and the beauty. BILLINGTON SEA, MORTON PARK. of the place is such as to attract all lovers of wood-land scenery. Nature has done her most to make thepark charming, and man has very wisely made little 68 attempt to improve it. One hundred and fifty acresthere
Guide to historic PlymouthLocalities and objects of interest . .KK of the most attracti\e spots in oldri\inouth, and one that the casual visi-tor does not always see, is Morton ^J^^^/JfT/i.^WC] I>\in<r a little more than a mile fromLJ<cx^i^S^<*^ the village centre, it makes a convenientpleasure-ground for Plymouth people, and the beauty. BILLINGTON SEA, MORTON PARK. of the place is such as to attract all lovers of wood-land scenery. Nature has done her most to make thepark charming, and man has very wisely made little 68 attempt to improve it. One hundred and fifty acresthere are, consisting of deep woods and open country,hills and valleys, brooks and ponds. The park nearly surrounds Little Pond, consistingof forty acres, and borders for a mile on the historicBillington Sea, which has 308 acres. Roads andpaths have been laid out in romantic situations, anda few trees planted, but otherwise the wild woodlandremains in its natural state. In 1889 the land wasgiven to the town by several public-spirited citizens,and the park was named for Nathaniel Morton, Esq.,one of the donors. The Town*
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