Breakheart Reservation (Images of America)

Simcox, Alison C.; Heath, Douglas L.

ISBN 10: 0738597791 / ISBN 13: 9780738597799

Published by Arcadia Publishing, 2013

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.1AEIH

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Breakheart Reservation (Images of America)
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738597791
• ISBN 13: 9780738597799
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Comprising over 600 acres of woodlands, wetlands, and hilly terrain, Breakheart Reservation has expansive views that reach south to Boston, north to New Hampshire, and east to the Atlantic Ocean. What began as a parcel of common land awarded to new settlers arriving in Saugus in the early 1700s is today considered a gem in the Massachusetts state park system. In the 1890s, businessman Benjamin Johnson and two friends bought the land to create a private hunting retreat called Breakheart Hill Forest. The tranquil forest was catapulted into the limelight in 1900 when their caretaker was brutally murdered. Three decades later, Johnson and his partners sold the land to the state. It became a camp for the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps and was later transformed into a recreational area.

About the Author

Alison C. Simcox and Douglas L. Heath are environmental scientists with an interest in local history. In Breakheart Reservation, they selected images from private collections and public archives, tracing the park's history from its natural origins through colonial settlement and use as a private resort to a public park of extraordinary beauty.