East Over Reservation
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East Over Reservation
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| location | Massachusetts , United States | |
| surface | 30.4 ha | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 45 ' N , 70 ° 49' W | |
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| Setup date | 2003-2005 | |
| administration | The Trustees of Reservations | |
East Over Reservation is a 75 acres (30.4 hectare ) nature reserve near the city of Rochester in the state of Massachusetts in the United States , administered by The Trustees of Reservations .
history
Today's protected area was originally part of a much larger area that was used for agricultural purposes. In addition to traditional agriculture , cranberries were also grown here, and during colonial times there were several mills on the Sippican River . In the middle of the 19th century, the New York businessman Charles H. Leonard began to convert the site and built the network of stone walls that can still be seen today. The Hiller family bought the land in 1910 and farmed it for almost 100 years.
From 2003 to 2005, the reserve was established as part of a cooperation between the Trustees of Reservations, the City of Rochester and the Department of Agricultural Resources , in particular to preserve the gold-colored farm buildings typical of the South Coast region .
Protected area
The reserve is located in the catchment area of Buzzards Bay , which is subject to an ever increasing development process. The landscape, reminiscent of paintings by Currier and Ives , is changing, so that historically important areas require special protective measures.
40 acres (16.2 ha) of the protected area alone consist of meadows that provide a habitat for blackbirds , voles and butterflies. Another 12 acres (4.9 hectares) of former pastureland are currently being converted into forest. You have Blue-winged Warbler , Rötelgrundammern and cottontail rabbits are observed. In addition, some rare species of amphibians and reptiles live in wetlands spread across the protected area.
The first stone walls in this region were built by the colonists rather haphazardly from the stones of any size and geometry found on site. In the 19th century these ramparts became an aesthetic part of the rural architecture and as a result were better planned and designed. The walls in the protected area are very powerful and clad with individually processed granite ; the construction of the 2 mi (3.2 km ) long stretch around the farm buildings accordingly took more than ten years. Several miles of hiking trails are available to visitors in the protected area, which is accessible free of charge.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b About East Over Reservation. The Trustees of Reservations , archived from the original on December 30, 2013 ; accessed on December 30, 2013 (English).
