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Lime Quarry Reservation
The Lime Quarry Reservation was acquired in 1967 as a
26-acre parcel and expanded in 1976 with the addition of 40 additional acres. Both
purchases were made possible with Commonwealth of Massachusetts Self-Help
funding the 64-acre parcel lies between Littleton Road (Route 110)
and 1-495. This site is the former location of lime quarries and kilns dating back
as far as 1736. The quarries operated until 1830 and were a major source of lime for
plaster for homes in Chelmsford and Lowell. The trail, which begins at the Littleton
Road parking lot. Work is ongoing to maintain and upgrade the trails, bridges, signs, and
boundary markers of the Reservation and it is intended that the old quarry areas and kilns
will be made a central focus of the property. The area, due to its unique geology,
supports a number of locally uncommon plants, which are only found in areas of high PH, as
exist in limestone.
Location: Littleton Road (Route 110, 1 mile west of
Chelmsford Center)
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