By Simon Parsons
Owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, this 222-acre reservation, which today straddles the border of Hollis and Milford, NH, was permanently preserved in 1998.
Owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, this 222-acre reservation, which today straddles the border of Hollis and Milford, NH, was permanently preserved in 1998.
According to state historian Gary Hume, Monson is among the most archaeologically significant sites in all of New England. Recognized as one of the first inland pioneer settlements in New Hampshire, the Town of Monson received an official charter from Governor B. Wentworth in April of 1746. Then abruptly, in 1770, the settlers petitioned for their charter to be repealed, and the land was divided among the surrounding towns.
The story readily appeals to our imaginations: Who lived here? Why was the town abandoned? And what can we learn from these people and their relationship to this landscape?
The story readily appeals to our imaginations: Who lived here? Why was the town abandoned? And what can we learn from these people and their relationship to this landscape?
Courtesy photo provided by the Forest Society.
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