Moon over Brookwood Farm

Once part of a massive estate belonging to General Samuel Parker, Brookwood Farm's 70 acres were owned and operated as a gentlemen's farm by Henry Saltonstall Howe until he donated the property to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation in 1976. Mr. Howe's goal in donating the property (and enlarging the Blue Hills Reservation... Continue Reading →

Houghton’s Pond

According to a 1904 field guide of Blue Hills, the native American name for this pond was Hoosicwhisick. Ralph Houghton, an Englishman, who apparently fought under Cromwell against the king, settled in this spot under the shadow of the Great Blue Hill. His descendants occupied the old homestead until it became a part of the... Continue Reading →

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