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road leading from Main Street, Stoneham, not far from the 

 Medford line : this road divides, the southern branch crossing 

 at the little dam, then passing some fine pines, and coming 

 out in "Winchester at the head of Mt. Vernon Street ; the 

 northern branch skirting the southern slope of the hill which 

 lies between the present reservoir and the swamp, passing the 

 high-service reservoir, a small round building on the top of a 

 hill, and coming out in Winchester at the head of Wilson 

 Street (a new street not yet laid out) and also at the reservoir 

 dam. The windmill at this dam pumps the water into the 

 high-service reservoir. 



In the Winchester section of the Fells arc several groves of 

 pines, the one overlooking the reservoir being perhaps the 

 pleasantcst. The hills afford good views, and can be reached 

 by various paths ; the highest point, an elevation of about 270 

 feet, is most easily reached by a wood-road which branches 

 from the Mt. Vernon Street wood-road. 



The large dam at the southern end of Turkey Swamp is best 

 reached from Winchester by a lane which leaves Main Street a 

 few rods north of the Medford line. Care should be taken to 

 leave this lane at a point where a cart-path crosses an open 

 cultivated field. One can also find this lane from Chestnut and 

 Mt. Vernon Streets, but with more or less risk of getting lost. 

 The easiest way to the dam from Medford is by a long and 

 pleasant wood-road, which is very easy to follow after it has been 

 found. The lower end starts from a field a little to the right 

 of the upper end of a lane which leaves Purchase Street not 

 far from High Street. The upper end loses itself in the 

 works at the dam. On the west side of this wood-road is a 

 hill which gives a fair view. The dam is also reached by 

 following Brooks Lane from Medford Square. There is a 

 perfect maze of wood-roads between Pine Hill and the swamp, 

 but by paying strict attention to the map the way can be 

 found. The proposed line of division between Medford and 

 West Medford (the town of Brooks) starts at Spot Pond and 

 runs nearly south-southwest, leaving Turkey Swamp on the 

 right and striking High Street near Purchase. 



Pasture Hill is near the centre of Medford, and affords a 

 view of the town and the Mystic Valley. It is easily reached 



