Massachusetts: The Do's & Don'ts of Visiting Massachusetts
Hey there fellow travelers, whether you are visiting for the Salem Witch Trials, hitting the beaches of Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard, wondering about the fun of Boston, or the allure of the Berkshires, we have the do's and don'ts of visiting Massachusetts.
What not to do in Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Tourism
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Discovering Massachusetts - Homecoming (1)
Welcome to my series of discovering Massachusetts. I will travel to every town and city in Massachusetts showcasing the history, natural beauty and uniqueness of every one of our towns and cities. There are a total of 351 towns and cities in the state of Massachusetts.
Today I explore my hometown of Dedham, Massachusetts and several other nearby towns. I also head towards Noanet Woodlands, one of my favorite hiking destinations.
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0:00 Dedham
1:34 Needham
3:04 Newton
5:14 Dover
8:00 Medfield
9:20 Sherborn
10:28 Millis
The Surprising History of Baltimore Maryland, United States
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Orleans, Massachusetts - Driving Tour 4K
Orleans (/ɔːrˈliːnz/ or-LEENZ) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts situated along Cape Cod. The population was 5,890 at the 2010 census.
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Medfield Rail Trail August 2022 end-to-end real-time.
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This video covers just the trail portion of the ride. I've also released a highspeed preview version showing an exploration of the surrounding area.
New trail! This video was requested by a local trail advocate who let me know about it. This will be part of the Bay Colony Trail. It is currently open and in use while developing with a ribbon cutting scheduled for early October. .
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The bike used on this ride was a 2002 Marin Larkspur purchased I think in 2018 from U-Mass Lowell.
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October 2018, Medfield State Hospital Drone footage. DJI Phantom 3SE
Shot October 18, 2018, this drone footage over Medfield State Hospital shows the property and the numerous abandoned buildings in the town like complex.
Shot with a DJI Phantom 3SE
The area is well worth a visit for photography, filming, or just outdoor urban exploration
History:
'The Rise and Fall of the Medfield State Hospital'
Originally written and posted By Richard DeSorgher, March 4, 2011
Link to article provided below
Begun in 1892, it opened its doors in May of 1896 and closed them on April 3, 2003. In between those years, thousands of residents lived, loved, laughed, suffered and died in many of its 58 buildings. Thousands of support staff, doctors, nurses, and psychiatric personnel worked there; at its height, 500-900 at a time.
When it first opened on over 900 acres of land in the northwest corner of Medfield, it was officially called the Medfield Insane Asylum and it was built to relieve the overcrowding of other state facilities. Within 10 years there were 1,554 patients at the Medfield institution. The Medfield Insane Asylum was the first state mental hospital in Massachusetts to be built on the cottage plan, with individual buildings to allow for better light and ventilation. In order to make living conditions more homelike, sleeping quarters were on the second floor and sitting and work rooms were on the ground floor.
At first, the staff worked on the wards and lived with the patients, usually sleeping in the attics of the buildings where they worked. For a time inmate death rate averaged four per week. Trustees instructed the asylum superintendent to secure slate headstones for patient graves and to pay the bills incurred for building the tomb in the asylum lot at Vine Lake Cemetery. Up until the Influenza Epidemic of 1918, patients not buried in their hometowns were buried in Medfield's Vine lake Cemetery. After 1918 a hospital cemetery was built on state land near the Charles River, which can still be seen inside a grove of trees off Route 27 towards the Sherborn town line.
Farming took place on the hundreds of acres of land surrounding the campus. A farmhouse was built across Canal Street (now Hospital Road) in 1901. It served as living quarters for the head farmer and his family as well as 14 farm hands and 30 patients. The farm played an important role in the lives of the patients and the economy of the hospital until farming was stopped in the late 1960's. For many years the produce and the milk from the dairy herds supplied food and milk for the residents, not only at Medfield but for many of the surrounding state institutions as well.
In 1902 Medfield opened a two-year training program for nurses which later became a three-year program in 1914 with students affiliated at Boston City Hospital. It was in 1902 that the hospital joined the other facilities as an admission and treatment center rather than a transfer institution to relieve overcrowding at other facilities. In addition to the adult patients, there were also between 6-10 emotionally disturbed children admitted to the facility; the youngest just 4-years old. In 1914 the name was officially changed to Medfield State Hospital. During the 1930-1940's the hospital became overcrowded itself with over 2,300 patients; many years the hospital population was larger than the Town of Medfield itself.
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While its layout and longevity alone are standout features of the Medfield State Hospital, perhaps its most notable quality is that while other similar institutions today face demolition or have already been destroyed, this hospital campus has been reopened to the public who are welcome to walk the grounds during the daytime. While some buildings have been flattened, over 35 of them remain standing and in various states of disrepair. Entry to all buildings is prohibited, and security officers are regularly present to enforce this rule, but visitors are welcome to explore the abandoned grounds and many walking paths, free of cost.
Since closing, the hospital also served as filming locations for motion pictures such as Shutter Island and The Box. The Town of Medfield officially purchased the hospital in December 2014, and the future of this magnificent historical site is uncertain.
There are two gates into the property; the second gate (coming from route 27) is open from 6am to 8am and you can drive all the way into the campus or park just past the gate and walk. Very welcoming guards are posted and will happily direct you the correct gate. The campus is large and open to the public but about half of it is periodically closed for filming and/or construction.
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Emerald Square Mall: An Undeniably Dead Mall. How Much Time Does It Have Left?
Join me as I take a look at Emerald Square Mall in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Does anyone NOT think this is a dead mall?
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⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking the Medfield State Hospital campus in Medfield, Massachusetts
January 16, 2023 - 11:10 AM
33°F / 1°C
Walking around the site of the Medfield State Hospital campus in Medfield, Massachusetts after a fresh snowfall. This site was a former state hospital for mentally ill patients and featured prominently as the filming location for Martin Scorsese's film Shutter Island, as well as many other recent movies.
Highlights:
Lee Chapel - 00:30
Former men's wards - 00:42
Remember us, for we too have lived, loved, and laughed (quotation sign commemorating those who died in the 1918 flu pandemic) - 01:55
Former dining hall - 03:11
Former women's wards - 04:48
Rear of dining hall - 06:07
Basketball court - 09:20
Former men's infirmary - 10:31
Former men's quiet ward - 11:12
Outdoor seating area in front of R Building - 13:14
Rear of former women's quiet ward - 13:56
Former women's infirmary - 14:38
Haiku #1 at women's infirmary - 14:55
Haiku #2 at women's infirmary - 16:18
From Wikipedia:
Medfield State Hospital, originally the Medfield Insane Asylum, is a historic former psychiatric hospital complex at 45 Hospital Road in Medfield, Massachusetts, United States. The asylum was established in 1892 as the state's first facility for dealing with chronic mental patients. The college-like campus was designed by William Pitt Wentworth and developed between 1896 and 1914. After an era dominated by asylums built using the Kirkbride Plan, Medfield Insane Asylum was the first asylum built using the new Cottage Plan layout, where instead of holding patients in cells, they would be integrated into a small community and work a specific job. It was formally renamed Medfield State Hospital in 1914.
At its height the complex included 58 buildings, on a property of some 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2), and a capacity of 2,200 patients. It raised its own livestock and produce, and generated its own heat, light and power. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, the property was closed in April 2003 and the buildings shuttered. The grounds have been restored, and reopened to the public and are open every day from sun up to sundown. It has been used as a filming location for thriller/horror motion pictures such as The New Mutants, Shutter Island, and The Box. As of July 2012, The Clark Building was demolished. Local Medfield Police now patrol the facility. Trespassing is strictly forbidden past dark and until sunrise. Within the grounds of the hospital lies the Medfield State Hospital Cemetery which has 841 gravesites. This cemetery was opened from 1918 until 1988. Originally, only numbers were on the graves in this cemetery until a Boy Scout from Troop 89 made it his Eagle Scout service project to find the names and dates of death of all those buried in the cemetery.
Starting in October 2013 demolition of three buildings was completed; The Odyssey House, the Carriage House, and the Laundry Building.
Medfield State Hospital | Deliciously Decayed | Episode 1
Join Devlin and Rick as they explore Medfield State Hospital located in Medfield, MA. Who knew this public park was so close by to Boston? Also, some of Shutter Island was shot here!
See you in New England's darkest corners...
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Intro Music: Tomb Of Nick Cage
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Bay Circuit Trail : Medfield MA Noon Hill Reservation Part 3.
The stunning view of the firmament along the Gilbert Hills may be seen.
Baltimore (area) Bicycling - Medfield (City) to Loch Raven Reservoir (County) (Full Ride)
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Here is a ride heading out to Loch Raven Reservoir (on Dulaney Valley Rd) from home in Medfield. It is a bit of a rainy day, which will get heavier later on when the remnants of Hurricane Laura pass through. For now, I travel from Medfield out of the City via Roland Ave and Charles St, and head through historic Lutherville to make my way up to Padonia Rd. I then travel through Cockeysville and drop down to Dulaney Valley Rd via Old Bosley Rd. I end the ride on the bridge that carries Dulaney Valley Rd across the reservoir, at the border between Cockeysville and Phoenix. I traveled through the City neighborhoods of Medfield, Hoes Heights, Roland Park, North Roland Park/Poplar Hill, The Orchards, and Bellona-Gittings, as well as the Baltimore County areas of Towson, Lutherville-Timonium, Cockeysville, and Phoenix. Filmed on August 29, 2020, from around 10am to 11am.
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Bay Circuit Trail : Medfield MA Noon Hill Reservation Part 1.
Noon Hill is a fine place to view the firmament in the Greater Boston area.
Winter Hike! First Time at Noon Hill Reservation in Medfield, Massachusetts (Nikon D5600)
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Join me as I go hiking for the first Time at Noon Hill Reservation in Medfield, Massachusetts.
This was filmed on the Nikon D5600
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Baltimore Bicycling - Exploring Pocket Parks/Alley Sts from Medfield to Port Covington (Full Ride)
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Here is a ride exploring many of the small parks, alley streets, pocket parks, etc as I ride from home in Medfield down to Port Covington. There is a lot of coverage here - Elm Ave, Tilden Dr, Worth St in lower Hampden; riding across the 29th Street Bridge (only possible due to light traffic resulting from COVID), Arnold Sumpter Park, Mason St, Lanvale St in Bolton Hill; Perkins Spring Square Park in Heritage Crossing; Pine St and Penn St in Downtown; Hanover St, Hill St, and Ricketts Place in Otterbein; and Durst St and Johnson St in Federal Hill and Riverside. So much variety and only a small sampling of the hidden gems in the City. I complete the ride by heading down Hanover St and riding out on the pier at West Covington Park for a nice view of the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. I traveled through the neighborhoods of Medfield, Hampden, Remington, Jones Falls Area, Reservoir Hill, Bolton Hill, Madison Park, Upton, Heritage Crossing, Poppleton, Downtown, Ridgely's Delight, Downtown West, Otterbein, Federal Hill, Riverside, South Baltimore, and Port Covington. Filmed on April 11, 2020, from around 10am to 11am.
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Abandoned Medfield Asylum & Cemetery Tour & Shutter Island Filming Location
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The history of Medfield State Hospital actually began in 1890 when a state commission
was appointed to acquire a site for the location of an insane asylum; the commission
decided to purchase the estates owned by Judge Robert Bishop and Moses Bishop and the
Morrill Farm, comprising about 316 acres in the north end of Medfield and included the
famous Rocky Narrows in the purchase.
By 1895 most of the buildings were completed and the new “Medfield Insane Asylum,”
as it was first called, was less than a year away from opening its doors. Total capacity
was originally set for 1000. The asylum consisted of twenty-five buildings and a large
barn. It was built in a “cottage” design on what had now grown to 425 acres of land. Of
the brick buildings, 18 were for wards. In addition to the wards there were the
administration building and a church, known as St. Jude’s Chapel, both of which played
prominent background roles in the recent movie Shutter Island.
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Medfield State Hospital Walking Tour (11/13)
The focus of this tour is discussion of reuse of this beautiful property, it includes explanation of the extensive remediation work that is planned near the Charles River.
The walk is around the campus, remediation area around the old power plant, and walk past the water tower that may soon be transferred to Medfield. The tour is led by Michael Taylor, Chair of the Medfield Historic District Commission, Richard DeSorgher, Town Historian, and John Thompson Chairman of the Remediation Team for Medfield. Mike talks about the buildings and the efforts to preserve them, Richard discusses the history of the hospital, and John gives an update on the clean-up and restoration program.
Baltimore (area) Bicycling - Towson (County) to Belvedere Square and Medfield (City) (Full Ride)
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Here is the eighth (and final) in a series of rides through northeast Baltimore County and in to Harford County, my most ambitious day of riding to date. In this installment, I finally make it back to the City of Baltimore, traveling south from Towson via York Road. I get food to go in Belvedere Square, and head back home to Medfield via Lake Ave and Roland Ave. I have already covered much of these streets, but I wanted this series to be complete, and I am also completely exhausted at this point. I traveled through the Baltimore County area of Towson, and the Baltimore City neighborhoods of Cedarcroft, Lake Evesham, Belvedere, Bellona-Gittings, The Orchards, North Roland Park/Poplar Hill, Roland Park, Hoes Heights, and Medfield. Filmed on May 2, 2020, from around 3:30pm to 4:30pm.
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Dover, Massachusetts [A drive through the best driving roads of Dover] (4K)
Driving through backroads of New England
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Coffee With a Cop - Straw Hat Park, Medfield
Starbucks in Medfield, MA is hosting Coffee With a Cop, a great way to meet the boys in blue who keep this town safe! Saturday, June 24th at Straw Hat Park from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM have a cup of coffee on your Medfield Police Officers!
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