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Beaver Brook Reservation

State park and reservation in Massachusetts, USA

Summary

State park and reservation in Massachusetts, USA

Field	Value
name	Beaver Brook Reservation
photo	Waverly Oaks, Belmont, MA - 3.JPG
photo_caption	Waverly Oaks
photo_alt	Waverly Oaks
map	USA Massachusetts#USA
map_size	280
map_caption	Location in Massachusetts
relief	1
location	Belmont and Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
coordinates
coords_ref
area	303 acre
area_ref
elevation	128 ft
established	1893
administrator	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
website

Beaver Brook Reservation is a public recreation area covering 303 acres on the dividing line between the town of Belmont and the city of Waltham, Massachusetts. The state park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

History

Created in 1893, the state park was the first reservation established by the Metropolitan Park Commission. Its primary purpose was to protect a stand of 22 white oak trees known as the Waverly Oaks, which had been defended from destruction by landscape architect Charles Eliot. The last of the ancient trees succumbed to old age in the 1920s. A portion of the reservation was owned by the landscape architect Robert Morris Copeland (1830-1874), whose 19th-century home sits within the park. Other points of historical interest include a monument to the Waverly Oaks and the remains of a 19th-century fulling mill.

Activities and amenities

In addition to a bike path, playing fields, woodlands, wetlands, a cascading waterfall, wading pool, and fishing opportunities, the reservation offers programs on wildlife and cultural history. Restrooms and a tot lot are also available.

Gallery

File:Waterfall at Beaver Brook Reservation in Belmont MA Massachusetts near Waverly Oaks in Waltham MA.jpg|Waterfall at Beaver Brook Reservation File:Robert Morris Copeland House at Beaver Brook Reservation in Belmont Massachusetts near Waverly Oaks in Waltham.jpg|Robert Morris Copeland House File:Mill Pond, Beaver Brook.jpg|alt=Mill Pond partially frozen at the Beaver Brook Reservation in Belmont, MA|Mill Pond at the Beaver Brook Reservation

References

{{cite gnis. 612163. Duck Pond
(April 2012). "2012 Acreage Listing". Department of Conservation and Recreation.
(2017-06-28). "Beaver Brook Reservation". Department of Conservation and Recreation.
"Beaver Brook Historic Reservation". Waltham Land Trust.
"Robert Morris Copeland". The Cultural Landscape Foundation.

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