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Coordinates:41°34′49.6″N71°4′47.3″W / 41.580444°N 71.079806°W /41.580444; -71.079806

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Farm in Westport, Massachusetts, United States

Westport Town Farm
Westport Town Farm

Location	Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	41°34′49.6″N71°4′47.3″W / 41.580444°N 71.079806°W /41.580444; -71.079806
Established	2007
Operator	The Trustees of Reservations
Website	Westport Town Farm

Westport Town Farm is a 40-acre (16 ha) open space preserve and historic farm complex located inWestport, Massachusetts along thebracken East Branch of theWestport River. The property, owned by the town of Westport and managed by the land conservation non-profit organizationThe Trustees of Reservations^[1] through contract since 2007, was once the town'spoor farm and localinfirmary.^[2]

The preserve includes hiking trails, working farmland,salt marsh frontage, an antique farmhouse, dairy barn, corn crib, and stone walls dating back to Colonial times. It is open to hiking, picnicking, cross country skiing, canoeing, and kayaking. The preserve trailhead is located on Drift Road in Westport.

References

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^"Westport Town Farm". The Trustees of Reservationgs. RetrievedJuly 8, 2021.
^"Three Hundred Years of Farming". The Trustees of Reservations. RetrievedJuly 8, 2021.

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Westport Town Farm The Trustees of Reservations
Trail map
Westport Town Farm Interim Management Plan
Over the hill to the poor house: Revisiting the story of the Westport Poor Farm

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Federal

National Historical Parks	Adams Blackstone River Valley Boston Lowell Minute Man New Bedford Whaling
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