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).

Person Associated

Dorr, George Bucknam

Historical Context

Purported to be a Native name meaning "a country abounding in springs". (Douglas-Lithgow 1909).

Elevation

69 feet

Latitude (decimal)

42.3098201

Longitude (decimal)

-71.1203299

GNIS/GNS Feature ID

612943

Authoritative Source

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).

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Dorr, George Bucknam

"Without question, Acadia National Park as it is known today would not exist without the tireless work of George Bucknam Dorr. But as his biographer Ron Epp so skillfully reveals in his new book Creating Acadia National Park, the Biog…

Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

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