South Shore TrailsStriar Conservancy
Striar Conservancy is a 168 acre property with natural wetland habitats. The 0. 8 mile trail accommodates hiking, swimming, and birding. The land carries real historical weight beyond its natural…
Halifax
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Winnetuxet River / Monponsett Pond watershed town
Wildlands Trust
Halifax was originally called Monponsett, and its Winnetuxet River once powered sawmills and a charcoal industry - remnants of a colonial-era dam still stand today at Wildlands Trust's Striar Conservancy.
Landscape
Halifax centers on the twin Monponsett Ponds, fed in part by the Winnetuxet River, a tributary of the Taunton. Great Cedar Swamp and Peterson Swamp flank the ponds on either side.
Conservation
Wildlands Trust's 168-acre Striar Conservancy, donated by the Striar family beginning in 1999, protects woodland and vernal pools along the Winnetuxet River.
History
Halifax was originally known as Monponsett ("near the deep pond"). During King Philip's War, Captain Benjamin Church captured 120 members of the Monponsett band of the Wampanoag at White Island. After the war, settlers rebuilt, and the Winnetuxet River's flow later powered sawmills, granaries, and a charcoal industry - remains of the Thompson Mill dam still stand at Striar Conservancy today.
Useful Links
- Wildlands Trust
- https://www.wildlandstrust.org
- NSRWA - Striar Conservancy listing
- https://www.nsrwa.org