Thoreaus Bog
Thoreaus Bog is in Middlesex, Massachusetts. Thoreaus Bog is situated nearby to the hamlet Meriams Corner, as well as near the locality Crosby’s Corner.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Wetland
- Description: swamp in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “Gowings Swamp” and “Thoreau’s Bog”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Concord School of Philosophy and Orchard House.
Concord School of Philosophy
Museum
The Concord School of Philosophy was a lyceum-like series of summer lectures and discussions of philosophy in Concord, Massachusetts, from 1879 to 1888.
Orchard House
Museum
Photo: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orchard House is a historic house museum in Concord, Massachusetts, United States, opened to the public on May 27, 1912. It was the longtime home of Amos Bronson Alcott and his family, including his daughter Louisa May Alcott, who wrote and set her novel Little Women there.
The Wayside
Residential building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Wayside is a historic house in Concord, Massachusetts. The earliest part of the home may date to 1717. Later it successively became the home of the young Louisa May Alcott and her family, who named it Hillside, author Nathaniel Hawthorne and his family, and children's writer Margaret Sidney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Concord and Lincoln.
Concord
Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord Massachusetts population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.
Lincoln
Village
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord Massachusetts population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.
Bedford
Bedford is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 14,000. Carlisle is a town with a population of 5,000. A low population density gives the town a rural feel, and it's known for outdoor activities including hiking and biking.
Thoreaus Bog
- Categories: swamp and body of water
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.46287° or 42° 27′ 46″ northLongitude
-71.32925° or 71° 19′ 45″ westElevation
138 feet (42 metres)Open location code
87JCFM7C+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 51352246OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
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In Other Languages
“Thoreaus Bog” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thoreaus Bog”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meriams Corner and Crosby’s Corner.
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