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The park was developed as a dairy farm by the Carver family in 1859. At one point, the 186-acre property had a house, barn, two silos, and sixty head of cattle. After most of the buildings burned down in 1927, the descendants of Captain George A. Carver offered the land to the State of Maine as a park in 1952. [4] [5] It opened in 1963. [6]
Natural Bridge State Park: Natural Bridge: 1,540 acres (6.2 km 2) 2016 Open Natural Tunnel State Park: Duffield: 909 acres (3.68 km 2) 1967 Open New River Trail State Park: Fosters Falls: 1,217 acres (4.93 km 2) 1987 Open Occoneechee State Park: Clarksville: 2,698 acres (10.92 km 2) 1968 Open Pocahontas State Park: Chesterfield
In 1900 the fort received a permanent "torpedo storehouse" for storing naval mines (which were called torpedoes at the time) that is now the Visitor Center. [10] In 1923, the federal government declared the fort excess property and put its 125-acre (51 ha) grounds up for sale. The state of Maine bought it for $2,121.
Shackford Head State Park is a public recreation area on Moose Island in the city of Eastport, Washington County, Maine. The 87-acre (35 ha) state park occupies a peninsula that separates Cobscook Bay and Broad Cove. The land is named for John Shackford, an American Revolutionary War soldier who once owned the headlands. [3]
The harvesters pay for the timber based on a fixed stumpage schedule. Much of this revenue is returned to the community in lieu of property taxes. This management has produced significant increases in woodcock, grouse, bear, and moose populations. Approximately one third of the refuge is designated as federal wilderness.
Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,971 acres (798 ha) wildlife sanctuary located in Sharon, Massachusetts. The property is the oldest property of the Massachusetts Audubon Society , established in 1916. [ 1 ]
Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway, a 20-mile trail 50 miles west of Fort Worth MKT Hike and Bike Trail, 6 miles, Houston Heights Northeast Texas Trail , 130 miles under construction with 70 non-continuous miles open, between Farmersville (20 miles east of DFW metroplex) and New Boston (Arkansas border) [ 79 ]
Tri-Mountain State Park is an isolated public recreation area located in the towns of Wallingford and Durham, Connecticut. The state park encompasses portions of Fowler Mountain and Trimountain. With no road access, the park can only be reached via the Mattabesett Trail. [2] The park originated in 1925 after Wallingford resident John B ...