Langone Park

Langone Park is a waterfront park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1973,[1] it is named for Massachusetts state senator Joseph A. Langone, Jr. and his wife Clementina Langone.[2] The park features a Little League Baseball field, a playground, and three bocce courts.[3] It is located on Commercial Street at the edge of Boston Harbor, immediately to the west of the Andrew P. Puopolo Jr. Athletic Field.[4]

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

The first park at the location, North End Beach (later North End Park), was established in 1893 as a public bathing facility.[1][5]

The park includes much of the area inundated by the 1919 Great Molasses Flood.[6]

To the southwest the park borders Copp's Hill Terrace and further south is Copp's Hill Burial Ground. Both sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

References
  1. "Improvements to Langone Park and Puopolo Playground". Boston Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. "200 attend dedication of N. End Park". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1975.
  3. Harris, Patricia; Lyon, David (2004). Boston: a Guide to Unique Places. The Globe Pequot Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-7627-3011-0.
  4. Bahne, Charles (2012). Chronicles of Old Boston: Exploring New England's Historic Capital. p. 201. ISBN 9780984633401.
  5. "The North End Beach". And This Is Good Old Boston. July 21, 2011.
  6. Schworm, Peter (January 14, 2015). "Nearly a century later, structural flaw in molasses tank revealed". Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  7. "Massachusetts - List View (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-08.

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