This is a very special episode for readers of the Hyde Park Bulletin and fans of Hyde Park 150. Back in episode 19, we featured the story of James Gately, the Hermit of Hyde Park. Gately was born in England, and he moved to Boston in 1847. After a series of mishaps, he became fed up with human society, and walked off into the woods. The woods he found were right here in Hyde Park, and he spent the rest of his life hunting, fishing, and trapping in our neighborhood. Listen to his story!
The Hermit of Hyde Park
- The location of Gately’s first hut is at the corner of Huntington and River http://healthsavy.com/product/levitra/ Street in this 1879 Hyde Park map.
- This article reprinted from the Boston Advertiser describes hermit James Gately as a “second Thoreau.”
- You can walk in Gately’s shoes in the 475 acre Stony Brook Reservation.
