A living museum founded in 1933 by
Will C. Curtis (1883- 1969) and Howard O. Stiles (1910-1984)
whose ashes rest here in their favorite places.
In 1934, they wrote: "Garden in the Woods is a dream in the realization, a years
long dream . . . — — Map (db m229967) HM
Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the . . . — — Map (db m17942) HM
This tablet in honor of
John Nixon
Captain of Minute Men at Concord
Colonel at Bunker Hill
Brigadier General at Governor's Island
and Saratoga
On Council of War with Washington
Born Framingham March 1, 1727
Died Middlebury, Vt. . . . — — Map (db m122601) WM
Built in 1693 by Jeremiah Pike. He and his descendants were town and militia officers, yeomen and makers of spinning wheels, in the colonial period. This house has been occupied by the same family for eight generations. — — Map (db m48805) HM
While Thomas Eames sought help from Boston February 1, 1676, the Indians attacked his house which stood nearby. His wife and five children were slain and four children captured. — — Map (db m195313) HM