Editing Newton, Massachusetts (section)

===Topography===

Newton has grown around a formation of seven hills. "The general features of Newton are not without interest. Seven principal elevations mark its surface, like the seven hills of ancient Rome, with the difference that the seven hills of Newton are much more distinct than the seven hills of Rome: [[Nonantum]] Hill, [[Waban]] Hill, [[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts|Chestnut Hill]], Bald Pate Hill, [[Oak Hill, Massachusetts|Oak Hill]], Institution Hill and Mount Ida."<ref name="Smith">{{cite book |last=Smith |first=S.F. |title=History of Newton, Massachusetts, Town and City, from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, 1630–1880 |chapter=Chapter 1: History of Newton |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofnewtonm1880smit#page/13/mode/1up |publisher=The American Logotype Company |date=1880 |page=13 |access-date=October 9, 2019}}</ref>