Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around .. . te of the first schoolhouse of thetown. Facing this square is the historic Loring-Greenoughhouse, headquarters of General Nathaniel Green, in May, during the siege of Boston used as a hospital. The house,though built in 1758, is in an excellent state of preservation. Itis but a short walk from the square to the Arborway and theentrance to the Arnold Arboretum (See page 57). SouthStreet leads from the Square to the Forest Hills station of the OUTLYING DISTRICTS OF BOSTON. 99 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway. Here the Parkdri
Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around .. . te of the first schoolhouse of thetown. Facing this square is the historic Loring-Greenoughhouse, headquarters of General Nathaniel Green, in May, during the siege of Boston used as a hospital. The house,though built in 1758, is in an excellent state of preservation. Itis but a short walk from the square to the Arborway and theentrance to the Arnold Arboretum (See page 57). SouthStreet leads from the Square to the Forest Hills station of the OUTLYING DISTRICTS OF BOSTON. 99 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway. Here the Parkdriveways pass under the railroad. Forest Hills Cemetery may be reached by taking direct trol-ley line, which runs out Washington, Boylston and Tremontstreets, or from Subway and elevated stations by transfer atDudley Street. This beautiful cemetery adjoins Franklin Parkand might well be included in the tour of the parks suggested inChapter HI. While not so widely known as Mount Auburn, thereis no doubt that Forest Hills is even more fortunate than the. LAKE HllJlSCliS, FOREST HILLS CEMETERY. former in its landscape features, its natural beauties have beenenhanced by the skill of the landscape gardener, and from itshills, ledges and bell tower charmin<y are obtained. Ofthe sculpture displayed on the grounds, that known as the Mil-more Memorial is the most famous. This is on Cypress andPoplar avenues. It is the work of Daniel C. French, and itrepresents the Angel of Death staying the hand of the the summit of Mount Warren is the tomb of General JosephWarren, the hero of Bunker Hill. Other graves of note are 100 GUIDE TO BOSTON. of Rear-Admiral Winslow, in Orange Path; Rear-Admiral HenryKnox Thatcher, on Tantana Path; William Lloyd Garrison, onSmilax Path; James Freeman Clarke, Ageratum Path; John Gil-bert, the actor, Brook Path, and E. L. Davenport, Arethusa the Soldiers Lot is the Soldiers Monument, erected by thecity and designed by Marti
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