From collection Place
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Five miles SW of Boston C.H.; City of Boston. Placename purported to be of Native origin refering to "a country abounding in springs". (Douglas-Lithgow 1909).
Details
Purported to be a Native name meaning "a country abounding in springs". (Douglas-Lithgow 1909).
69 feet
42.3098201
-71.1203299
U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS). “Archive database of 2021” at U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) ( https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data : accessed 31 May 2024).
