Map 9 - Shaker Spring House
Rating Comments: The main feature of this short walk is the historic stone Shaker spring house, accessible off a small spur on the eastern part of the trail. Otherwise, a nice short loop, degraded by the busy highway noise. Parking. Nice mixed hardwood forest. Easy.
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Parcel size: 16 acres
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Keywords: Historic, road noise, parking.
History: This 16 acre property was acquired by the Conservation Commission from the town in 1983, having originally been taken as tax title land, in order to preserve the Shaker Spring House. The Shaker Spring House and water system was built in 1855 when a drought caused the supply of well water to fail. The Shakers laid an aqueduct about a mile long from the spring to a reservoir in Shaker Village. A slate stone marked each change in direction.
Trailhead Directions:
Parcel size: 16 acres
Prefer the classic hand-drawn map? Click Here
Conservation Land Use Rules: Click Here
Keywords: Historic, road noise, parking.
History: This 16 acre property was acquired by the Conservation Commission from the town in 1983, having originally been taken as tax title land, in order to preserve the Shaker Spring House. The Shaker Spring House and water system was built in 1855 when a drought caused the supply of well water to fail. The Shakers laid an aqueduct about a mile long from the spring to a reservoir in Shaker Village. A slate stone marked each change in direction.
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The Shaker Spring House, located off of a spur on the southeast portion of the loop trail.
