Hyde Park has a long and rich history. It was a separate town until 1912 when it was annexed by the City of Boston. It was a racially mixed area even before the Civil War and was home to manufacturing companies and Camp Meigs, a Union Army training camp. Many influential women who had important roles in the events of their times lived here. Among them were suffragists, educators, abolitionists, authors, and businesswomen.
This trail begins in Cleary Square and ends near the Forest Hills MBTA station. It includes sites in most parts of Hyde Park and is too long to be a walking tour but it is possible to break it up into walkable sections. The addresses on the trail are where the women lived during a period of her life even though the original house may now look very different or no longer be on the site.
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Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Education
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Business
