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  2. William Monroe Trotter House - Wikipedia

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    The house was designated a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 for its association with William Monroe Trotter. [2] [3] In 1977, the exterior and the grounds were designated a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission. It is not open to the public. [5]

  3. List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston - Wikipedia

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    Location Description; 1: Boston African American National Historic Site: October 10, 1980: Boston The Park Service operates two buildings (the African Meeting House and the Abiel Smith School) of 15 locations that comprise this site. All of the site's locations are linked by the Black Heritage Trail, although only a few are open to the public. 2

  4. William Monroe Trotter - Wikipedia

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    Booker T. Washington giving a speech at Carnegie Hall in New York City, 1909. In the early 1900s Trotter noticed that racial segregation was spreading in Boston: the number of hotels, restaurants, and other public establishments refusing service to African Americans was increasing. [39]

  5. List of parks in Boston - Wikipedia

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    Boston, Massachusetts has an extensive park and open space network that is managed by several agencies including the city's Department of Parks and Recreation. Parks cover about 17% of the city's area, and all residents are within a 10-minute walk of a park. [1] Boston has 930 parks, according to The Trust for Public Land's ParkScore. [2]

  6. Greater Boston - Wikipedia

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    Two definitions are used by the United States Census to define the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metro Area or Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NH Metropolitan NECTA, which is defined as a New England City and Town Area. [21] [22] The metro area definition is based on counties, while the NECTA definition is based on city and town ...

  7. Chestnut Hill Reservation - Wikipedia

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    The reservoir is a popular birding location, where at least 195 species have been observed. [4] The Reilly Memorial Recreation Center beside the reservoir has a swimming pool and skating rink. [ 3 ] A building across the street from the reservoir, which housed pumping equipment for the water system, has been converted into the Metropolitan ...

  8. Jim Trotter, ex-NFL journalist, files discrimination suit ...

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    Trotter implicated Jones by referring to a conversation he had with the Cowboys owner in 2020 on the issue of the lack of Black professionals in decision-making positions across the NFL.

  9. Readville Race Track - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times proclaimed "The August 23rd race was, without question, one of the finest exhibitions ever seen on this or any other track...and the crowd was the biggest yet." [5] Barney Oldfield and the Green Dragon, Readville Race Track Sept 9, 1905. With the invention of the automobile, the public taste for racing shifted.