Ravenswood Park

Ravenswood Park is a nature reserve in the western section of Gloucester, Massachusetts owned and managed by the Trustees of Reservations,^[1] which acquired the property in 1993.^[2] It can be accessed from Western Avenue, the road to Manchester through the Magnolia area. Ravenswood Park is frequented by cross-country skiers during the winter.

The Hermit of Gloucester

Mason A. Walton lived for 33 years in a house he built in the woods in 1884. He came to be known as "The Hermit of Gloucester."^[3]^[4] He published a book, A Hermit's Wild Friends.^[5] A plaque attached to a boulder marks the site of the cabin.

References

^ "Ravenswood Park". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ "Ravenswood Park History". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
^ "Mason Walton, Gloucester Hermit". hermitary.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ Tougias, Michael (1998). More Nature Walks in Eastern Massachusetts. Appalachian Mountain Club. p. 3. ISBN 1-878239-67-8.
^ Walton, Mason A. (1903). A Hermit's Wild Friends. Boston: Dana Estes & Company.

External links

The Trustees of Reservations: Ravenswood Park
Trail map
Essex National Heritage Commission: Ravenswood Park

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[1] "Ravenswood Park". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[ravenhist-2] "Ravenswood Park History". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

[3] "Mason Walton, Gloucester Hermit". hermitary.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[Tougias-4] Tougias, Michael (1998). More Nature Walks in Eastern Massachusetts. Appalachian Mountain Club. p. 3. ISBN 1-878239-67-8.

[5] Walton, Mason A. (1903). A Hermit's Wild Friends. Boston: Dana Estes & Company.