The Sandwich Conservation Trust will hold its monthly walk this coming Sunday at 2 p.m., with a visit to the Upper Shawme Dam, located on the town-owned Cook Farm Conservation Lands. The trail entrance is on Route 130, across from the old part of the Henry T. Wing School, where we can park. The walk will take about 45 minutes, and is free of charge.
The 40.6 acre Cook Farm Conservation Lands were purchased with Land
Bank funds in 2003 from members of the Cook family, who have owned Quail
Hollow Farm since the early 1940s. This acquisition allowed the town
and Commonwealth to rebuild the deteriorated 1812 dam which Samuel Wing
and his brothers built for their cotton spinning mill – the first
factory on Cape Cod. When I lead this walk I confess that my narrative
might have more industrial archaeology in it than nature. It’s an
interesting story.
We will pass through some very nice mature forest, and have a look at spring-fed Upper Shawme Pond. The walk will not be held if it is raining.
We will pass through some very nice mature forest, and have a look at spring-fed Upper Shawme Pond. The walk will not be held if it is raining.
The Sandwich Conservation Trust has been engaged in land preservation
since 1985, and has 240 acres in preservation. Please visit our website
at www.sandwichconservationtrust.org. If you have questions about the trust or the walk, call me at (508) 888-7629.
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Upper Shawme Dam, Fall 2012. Photo by Sam White. |
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