Harding Ledge

Harding Ledge is a reef in Town of Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Harding Ledge is situated nearby to the hamlet Allerton, as well as near Bayside.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Paragon Park Carousel.

Paragon Park Carousel

Carousel

Photo: Marcbela, CC0.

The Paragon Park Carousel is a historic carousel at 1 Wharf Avenue in Hull, Massachusetts. Built in 1928 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, it is one of the state's only surviving four-wide carousels, and is the only surviving element of the Paragon Park amusement park. Paragon Park Carousel is situated 2½ miles south of Harding Ledge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hull and Georges Island.

Hull

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Hull is a town in Massachusetts in the South Shore region. The town is a series of islands connected by sandbars and causeways that comprise the Nantasket peninsula. The beaches are among the best in New England with fine gray sands.

Georges Island

Suburb

Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor, situated just over 7 miles from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres, and rises to a height of 50 feet above sea level. Georges Island is situated 4 miles west of Harding Ledge.

Fort Warren

Hamlet

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.

Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Fort Warren is situated 4½ miles west of Harding Ledge.

Harding Ledge

Type: Reef
Also known as: “Harding’s Ledge” and “Hardings Ledge”
Categories: char and landform
Location: Town of Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.30491° or 42° 18′ 18″ north

Longitude

-70.8477° or 70° 50′ 52″ west

Open location code

87JF8532+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 816347622

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=reef

GeoNames ID

4938858

Wikidata ID

Q49617311

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Cebuano: “Harding Ledge”

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