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<p>New page: =The Methuen Town Forest= The town forest in Methuen was established in 1924 on land which formerly served as the town poor farm. (Town poor farms were a widely practiced means of welfa...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>=The Methuen Town Forest=<br /> <br /> The town forest in Methuen was established in 1924 on land which formerly served as the town poor farm. <br /> <br /> (Town poor farms were a widely practiced means of welfare throughout New England up until the end of the 19th century.<br /> <br /> Responsibility for welfare then shifted from towns to county or state governments, providing the opportunity for communities to retain ownership of town farm woodlots and convert them to town forest). <br /> <br /> An additional 23 acres were acquired over the course of several years.<br /> <br /> Over 43,500 trees were planted in this 24 acre forest</div>

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