Mother Brook

Mother Brook is an artificial waterway in , and , and the first man-made canal in the present-day United States. Constructed in 1639 by settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it diverts water from the to the and was originally designed to power water mills.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: canal in Norfolk and Suffolk counties, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Mothers Brook”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hyde Park station and Fairmount station.

Railway station
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is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It primarily serves the Providence/Stoughton Line, and also serves some weekday outbound Franklin/Foxboro Line trains.

Railway station
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is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Fairmount Line. It is located in the area, under the Fairmount Avenue overpass.

Church
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, officially The Parish of , Hyde Park is a historic church building built in 1893 at 1220 River Street in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Readville.

Suburb
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is the southernmost neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Situated 7.9 miles south of downtown Boston, it is home to a diverse range of people, housing types and social groups.

Neighborhood
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is part of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. 's ZIP Code is 02136. It was called Dedham Low Plains from 1655 until it was renamed after James Read, the owner of the Dedham Manufacturing Company along Mother Brook, in 1847.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in , , United States, bordered by and to the northeast, the village of and the town of to the north, the city of to the northwest, the towns of and to the southwest, and to the southeast. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Mother Brook.

Mother Brook

Latitude
42.25232° or 42° 15′ 8″ north
Longitude
-71.12311° or 71° 7′ 23″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
87JC7V2G+WQ
Geo­Names ID
4944545
Wiki­data ID
Q16895398
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Satellite Map

Discover Mother Brook from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Mother Brook” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Mother Brook”
  • Cebuano: “Mother Brook”
  • Slovenian: “Mother Brook”
  • Venetian: “Mother Brook”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fairmount and Stonybrook Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Ararat and Henry Grew School.

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