Genthner Woods

Genthner Woods is a nature reserve in Town of Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Genthner Woods is situated nearby to the neighborhood Four Corners, as well as near the locality A Quiet Place.

Places of Interest

Highlights include First Parish Church of Groton and Bancroft’s castle.

First Parish Church of Groton

Place of worship

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The First Parish Church of Groton is a historic church building at 1 Powderhouse Road in Groton, Massachusetts. It was built in 1754-55 and restyled in 1839 for a congregation whose history dates to the founding of the community in the 17th century.

Bancroft’s castle

Ruins

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Bancroft's castle was built by General William Bancroft in 1906 atop Gibbet Hill in Groton, Massachusetts. Since 2000, the "castle" and trails became part of Groton's protected open space and was opened to the public.

Lawrence Academy

School

Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lawrence Academy at Groton is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational college-preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1792 as Groton Academy and chartered in 1793 by Governor John Hancock, it is the tenth-oldest boarding school in the United States and the third-oldest in Massachusetts, following The Governor's Academy and Phillips Academy at Andover.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groton and Ayer.

Groton

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Groton is a town of about 10,500 people in Middlesex County, in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts. Groton, like a lot of towns in New England, has a plethora of historic homes and structures to see.

Ayer

Village

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction.

Littleton

Town

Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0.

Shirley is a city in Merrimack Valley with a population of 7,000. The town was named for former Governor William Shirley, and was settled in 1720 and incorporated in 1775.

Genthner Woods

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: recreation area and protected area
Location: Town of Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.5862° or 42° 35′ 10″ north

Longitude

-71.5425° or 71° 32′ 33″ west

Open location code

87JCHFP5+F2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29762511

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=conservation

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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