Hanson Land
Hanson Land is a nature reserve in Town of Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Hanson Land is situated nearby to the village Bolton, as well as near the hamlet Still River.Places of Interest
Highlights include Immaculate Heart of Mary School and Lancaster Industrial School for Girls.
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
School
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary refers to a number of different religious communities which all trace their roots to the St. Benedict Center, founded in 1940 by Catherine Goddard Clarke in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Lancaster Industrial School for Girls
Building
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lancaster Industrial School for Girls was a reform school on Old Common Road in Lancaster, Massachusetts. It was the country's first state reform school for girls, opening on August 26, 1856.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harvard and Bolton.
Harvard
Harvard is a town of 6,900 people in North County. It has been home to several non-traditional communities, such as Harvard Shaker Village and the utopian transcendentalist center Fruitlands.
Bolton
Village
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bolton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Bolton is in central Massachusetts, located 25 miles west-northwest of downtown Boston along Interstate 495.
Lancaster
Village
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Clinton is in Massachusetts. This is a large town in Worcester County with a number of small settlements in the area, including Berlin, Lancaster, Boylston, Bolton and Sterling.
Hanson Land
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: recreation area and protected area
- Location: Town of Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.4551° or 42° 27′ 18″ northLongitude
-71.6179° or 71° 37′ 4″ westInception
January 31st, 1991Open location code
87JCF94J+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 29763011OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Still River and Five Corners.
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