In the Boston area, urban planning often followed that of 17th Century England, where the settlers hailed from. Boston Common is one such feature; in English towns, a "common" is a common area of land that the residents could use on a communal basis for agricultural, grazing, and other uses. Boston Common has the distinction of being America's oldest urban park, dating back to 1634.
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