         
 | Property Description | 347 acres | Established 2005 | In 1904, a young entrepreneur named Henry P. Kendall took over his uncle's failing cotton batting factory on the banks of the Neponset River in Walpole. During his lifetime, he transformed the factory into the large, multi-national Kendall Company. Mr. Kendall’s success enabled him to acquire and protect Moose Hill Farm, which housed a Guernsey dairy herd in the 1940’s, along with thousands of acres of woodlands in Sharon. Moose Hill Farm's diverse landscape reveals how people have impacted the landscape during the past several centuries. Woodlands shelter mature American chestnuts, despite the blight that nearly wiped out this once dominant eastern forest presence. Cellar holes, foundation edges, stone walls, and open fields reflect agricultural trends in Massachusetts, which evolved from homestead to sheep farm to dairy during the 18th and 19th centuries. The hill itself is one of the highest points in eastern Massachusetts. In fact, between Boston and Providence, only Great Blue Hill at 635 feet, is taller than 450-foot Moose Hill. The latter’s impressive elevation, and the fact that it is located near what once was considered the informal “border” between the Massachusetts and Wampanoag Indian tribes, may have meant it played a strategic role in the cultural and political interplay of the indigenous people. Its height also guarantees a fine view of the Boston skyline and the Neponset River Valley. Two-miles of trails lead to summit fields, where grassland birds are again finding a home. The property’s wooded hillsides still shelter some mature specimens of the American chestnut tree, a formerly dominant forest species now sadly reduced by a bark fungus. Look for the trees’ familiar, spiny-husked nuts, which traditionally nourished wild turkey and white-tailed deer, both of which still grace the property in good numbers. |
| | Property Acquisition History | | Moose Hill Farm was acquired by a gift from the Henry P. Kendall Foundation LLC on March 30, 2005. |
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Telephone:
781-784-0567 E-mail:
seregion@ttor.org When to Visit:
Year-round, daily, sunrise to sunset. Admission Fees & Permits:
Members: Free. Nonmembers: Adult: $4, Children under 12: Free. Regulations / Advisories:
1. Dogs are welcome, but on-leash on designated trails only. They must have a permit through The Trustees’ Green Dogs program.
2. Hunting is prohibited except with prior written permission of the Superintendent How to Get There:
From I-95 south: Exit 10, left on Coney Street, right on High Plain Street, then left on Moose Hill Street. Reservation on right. From I-95 north: Exit 9 to Rt. 1 north. Right onto High Plain Street (Rt. 27), right on Moose Hill Street. Reservation on right. 
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