Beebe Woods consists of 383 acres
of land given to the Town of Falmouth by Mr. and
Mrs. Josiah K. Lilly, III in 1966. Although
the Woods show no evidence of colonial dwellings,
we can tell by the relative youth of the trees and
by the stone walls, that it provided lumber,
firewood and pasture land to Native Americans and
early colonists.
The Woods are a part of larger holdings
acquired in the 1870's by James Beebe, who owned a
Boston dry goods business that later became Jordan
Marsh. He was one of the earliest of Falmouth's
summer residents. After the death of the
last Beebe son, the land passed through several
owners, and in 1966 was slated for a 500 home
development when J. K. Lilly purchased it for
future conservation.
Beebe Woods hosts an
extensive network of walking trails that cover
miles of varied terrain, exploring wooded ridges
and steep-sided hollows, and encircle the
picturesque pond know as the "Punch Bowl" that
lies deep within the Woods. The trails also
connect at the southern end of Beebe Woods to
Peterson Farm (See next property
description
Directions: (1) Route 28 South past
hospital lights to right
on Depot Avenue.
Continue over tracks and past Highfield Hall into
parking lot at Cape Cod Conservatory. (2) West on
Ter Heun Drive from Jones Road and Route 28
lights. Past Falmouth Hospital and Gosnold to
parking on left.
Purchased by the Town in
1988, the 88 acre farm is directly adjacent to
Beebe Woods. One third of the three millions
dollar purchase price was raised by The 300
Committee. The farm is composed of several
parcels of land granted to John and William Weeks
beginning in 1677 and is one of the oldest
remaining farms on Cape Cod. The farm is a
fine example of a self-contained system, its
abundant natural resources - ponds, marshes,
fields and woodland readily sustaining animal and
plant life, as well, of course, its human
inhabitants.
Directions: Locust Street (Woods
Hole Road) towards Woods Hole. Continue .7
miles after the bike path crosswalk, right
at McCallum Drive to immediate right at first
driveway to farm.
Rich in
geological and human history, the moraine tract
derives its name - and its charm - from the
characteristic ridges, boulders and kettle holes
left behind as the margin of the Laurentide
glacier melted. Until about 50 years ago, boulders
of pink granite, transported by glacier from the
coast of Maine, were painstakingly split with
manual drills, shims and wedges for use in
buildings, foundations and walks. (Note the
carpenter shop at the corner of Blacksmith Shop
Road.)
Important historical remains, located on
the old main road, Old Post Road (now Friends
Way), mark the first Friends (Quaker) burial
ground on Cape Cod (1685) and the first Friends
Meeting House in
Falmouth(1720).
Directions: From Route 28A, take Blacksmith
Shop Road to parking by tennis courts on
left. Enter trails at Friends Way (first
road on left).
The Sea
Farms Conservation Area and its trails embrace 67
acres of woodland, field and marsh, with beautiful
frontage on scenic Bournes Pond and Israel's
Cove. A wide variety of well-maintained,
level trails is great for walkers of all
ages.
Directions: From the
light at Route 28 and Davisville Road in East
Falmouth, head south on Davisville; go one mile to
Gayle Avenue. Turn left and proceed to Sea
Farms parking area, on right just after the
beginning of the dirt road
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