Fields Corner

Fields Corner is a historic commercial district in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States founded in June 1630.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: human settlement in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: Harrison Square

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fields Corner station and Meeting House Hill.

Metro station
is a rapid transit station on the Ashmont branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line, located in the Fields Corner district of Dorchester, , .

Peak
is one of the oldest sections of 's historic neighborhood. It is the site of the and the , the oldest public elementary school in North America.

Church
First Parish Dorchester is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It was founded by English Puritans who initially saw themselves as reformers rather than separatists, but increasingly intolerable conditions in England and at the urging of Reverend John White of , they emigrated to New England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savin Hill and Dorchester.

Neighborhood
is a section of , the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, . Named after the geographic feature it covers and surrounds, is about one square mile in area, and has a population of about 15,000 people.

So, you've decided to visit . Congratulations! Boston's largest neighborhood had long been written off, dismissed as “too dangerous” by those who had never set foot here.

Neighborhood
is a district in the southeastern corner of , , United States. The Indians were the original inhabitants of this district and in 1646 John Eliot preached unsuccessfully to the Native American community in Lower Mills led by Sachem Cutshamekin before the tribe moved to Ponkapoag.

Fields Corner

Latitude
42.3001° or 42° 18′ 0″ north
Longitude
-71.05783° or 71° 3′ 28″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87JC8W2R+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158910881
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4936384
Wiki­data ID
Q17053428
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Fields Corner” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Fields Corner
  • Turkish: Fields Corner

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Dorchester Art Project and Harrison Square Station.

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