Holmes Reservation is a conservation parcel located in

Plymouth, Massachusetts Plymouth (; historically known as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklore, and culture, and is known as ...

. During the

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revolut ...

, the land was used as a muster ground for the Plymouth

militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

. The property is owned by

The Trustees of Reservations The Trustees of Reservations is a non-profit land conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural and historical places in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is the oldest land conservation nonprofit orga ...

, starting with a donation, with endowment, by the Holmes family (descendants of John Holmes, an early settler of Plymouth and Messenger of the Court there) in 1944.

References

External links

The Trustees of Reservations: Holmes Reservation

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The Trustees of Reservations Protected areas of Plymouth County, Massachusetts Open space reserves of Massachusetts 1944 establishments in Massachusetts Protected areas established in 1944 {{PlymouthCountyMA-geo-stub