Ward reservation
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Ward reservation
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 Pine Hole Bog on Ward Reservation |
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| location | Massachusetts , United States | |
| surface | 2.85 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 55554616 | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 38 ' N , 71 ° 7' W | |
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| Setup date | 1940 | |
| administration | The Trustees of Reservations | |
Ward Reservation is the name of a 704 acres (2.8 km² ) nature reserve in the urban areas of Andover and North Andover in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . It is managed by The Trustees of Reservations organization.
Protected area
In the center of the reserve is the highest point in Essex County at 420 ft (128 m ) Holt Hill . The hill is named after Nicholas Holt, who settled there in the mid-17th century. The Holt Farm , which still exists today, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . On June 17, 1775, at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War , residents of the area climbed the hill to watch the burning Charlestown from there .
In 1940, Mabel Ward transferred the first 153 acres (0.6 km²) of her property to the trustees who named the reserve after her. As a result, the family gradually gave the organization more plots of land, so that today it covers almost 3 km². The approximately 10 mi (16.1 km ) hiking trails in the reserve, some of which are part of the Bay Circuit Trail , connect the three hills of Shrub , Boston and Holt . At the top of Holt Hill called "Solstice Stones" are ( German stones of the solstice ) that a compass equal to the cardinal points of the winter and summer solstice and equinoctial represent in spring and autumn. There is also a rare rocking bog in the protected area , where orchids and carnivorous plants thrive.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Property History. (No longer available online.) The Trustees of Reservations , archived from the original on July 15, 2014 ; accessed on July 14, 2014 .
- ^ About Ward Reservation. (No longer available online.) The Trustees of Reservations , archived from the original on July 15, 2014 ; accessed on July 14, 2014 .
Web links
- Ward reservation. ( PDF ) The Trustees of Reservations, 2013, accessed on July 14, 2014 (English, map of the area).
- Ward reservation on TripAdvisor
