Articles and Information of Interest
See all the photo pictures 2011
Enjoy your adventure! Be prepared with these Hiking Tips
From Bruce Colburn, DCR at Willard Brook, a look at the history of DCR's patches.
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of our 2011 an
Where did the Willard Brook name come from?
According to a talk given by Carl Willard in 1951, Willard "Stream" was named after Samuel Willard, of Lancaster, MA. He was a military man who in 1725 served as Captain of a company of 40 men that went scouting for Indians, from Lancaster through the Monadnock region to Charlestown, New Hampshire. He was highly respected as "a man of character, ability, and substance." His Father, Simon, was one of Concord's founders and later was a resident of Groton when the settlement was burned by Indians.
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