Doane's Falls

Doane's Falls
Doane's Falls
Open Space Preserve
Location Royalston, Massachusetts
Biome Northern hardwood forest, waterfalls, swamp
Founded 1959
Management The Trustees of Reservations
Area 46-acres (19 ha)
Website: Doane's Falls

Doane's Falls is a series of five waterfalls located in Royalston, Massachusetts along an 0.2-mile (0.32 km) section of Lawrence Brook, a tributary of the Millers River. The falls are part of a 46-acre (19 ha) open space preserve acquired in 1959 by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations. The 22-mile (35 km) Tully Trail passes through the property.

The preserve is open to fishing, walking, picnicing, and hiking only; swimming and wading were banned in 2002 following a series of diving injuries and deaths. Canoeing and kayaking are allowed upstream from the falls along Coddings Meadow, a flatwater section of Lawrence Brook.

Doane's Falls are part of a larger contiguous area of protected open space, connected by the Tully Trail and including the United States Army Corps of Engineers' Tully Lake flood control project, The Trustees of Reservations' Jacobs Hill and Royalston Falls properties, and Massachusetts state forest land. Tully Lake Campground, a 35-site walk-in and tent only facility jointly managed by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Trustees of Reservations, abuts the west side of the Falls property.

History

Doane's Falls are named for Amos Doane, who operated a door, sash, and blind mill on Lawrence Brook in the 19th century. Doane's mill was one of several such ventures along the falls, of which only the foundations remain.

References

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Doane College — Established 1872 Type Private, non profit Endowment $71.8 million …   Wikipedia

  • Doane's Sawmill/Deep River Manufacturing Company — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • Falls River (Connecticut River) — Geobox|River name = Falls River native name = other name = Pauls River category = Stream etymology = nickname = image caption = country = United States state = Connecticut region = Middlesex County district = municipality = Essex parent tributary …   Wikipedia

  • Washburn-Doane-Expedition — Henry Dana Washburn Route der Washburn Langford Doane Expedition …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Washburn-Langford-Doane-Expedition — Henry Dana Washburn Route der Washburn Langford Doane Expeditio …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mount Doane — 1977 Elevation 10,551 ft (3,216 m)  …   Wikipedia

  • Tower-Falls — Tower Fall Der Tower Fall ist ein Wasserfall im Norden des Yellowstone Nationalparkes in Wyoming, USA. Das Wasser des Tower Creek stürzt dort fast 40 m (132 ft.) in die Tiefe. Der Tower Fall befindet sich unmittelbar neben dem Yellowstone River.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tower Falls — Tower Fall Der Tower Fall ist ein Wasserfall im Norden des Yellowstone Nationalparkes in Wyoming, USA. Das Wasser des Tower Creek stürzt dort fast 40 m (132 ft.) in die Tiefe. Der Tower Fall befindet sich unmittelbar neben dem Yellowstone River.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Chapel Brook — Open Space Reserve Location Ashfield, Massachusetts Biome open ledg …   Wikipedia

  • List of Massachusetts state parks — This list of Massachusetts State Parks contains the 143 state parks in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as of 2009. The Bureau of State Parks and Recreation division of Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts) (DCR) is… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”