Riley Playground

Riley Playground is a park in Essex, Massachusetts. Riley Playground is situated nearby to the hamlet Mount Vernon Park, as well as near the neighborhood American Woolen Mill Housing District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Merrimack River Dam and McGovern Transportation Center.

Merrimack River Dam

Dam

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The Great Stone Dam, also called the Lawrence Dam or Lawrence Great Dam, was built between 1845 and 1848 on the site of Bodwell's Falls on the Merrimack River in what became Lawrence, Massachusetts.

McGovern Transportation Center

Railway station

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The Senator Patricia McGovern Transportation Center, also known as the McGovern Transportation Center or simply Lawrence station, is a transit station in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Lawrence Heritage State Park is a history-themed public recreation area dedicated to preserving the industrial heritage of Lawrence, Massachusetts. The state park comprises three separate units on or near the Merrimack River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include American Woolen Mill Housing District and Downtown Lawrence Historic District.

American Woolen Mill Housing District

Neighborhood

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The American Woolen Mill Housing District is a residential historic district at 300–328 Market Street in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It consists of nine three story multiunit tenements built in the first decade of the 20th century.

Downtown Lawrence Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Downtown Lawrence Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by MA 110, Methuen, Lawrence and Jackson Streets in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Lawrence

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Lawrence is a city in Massachusetts with a population of about 89,000. Methuen is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 53,000.

Riley Playground

Type: Park
Also known as: “Phillip J Riley Park”
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.69509° or 42° 41′ 42″ north

Longitude

-71.17089° or 71° 10′ 15″ west

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Open location code

87JCMRWH+2J

GeoNames ID

4948700

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