Lucky Old House at Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA - Lucky 7 on Waymarking.com

This is the second Lucky 7 at the Appleton Farms (658 acres) and Appleton Farms Grass Rides (259 acres) properties of The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR). Located in Hamilton and Ipswich, Massachusetts (the town line cuts the property nearly in half), these two properties are administered, managed, and operated as a single unit, and their separation is little more than a technicality. Together they contain over 900 acres (nearly 1.5 square miles), and have more than eleven miles of trails. Originally established as a land grant to Samuel Appleton in 1638, it remained in the family for nine generations, and is one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the United States.

Currently half way through an eighteen month renovation program, The Old House will contain a welcome center, learning library, museum, staff offices, and more. It will provide a public gateway to the property and serve as a home base for all of the farm’s programs. This Lucky7, centered there, highlights many of the points of interest all across the Farms, and provides a reference distance and direction from the Old House to each feature.

There are two visitor parking areas, one on Highland Street just north of the Cutler Road intersection, and one at the corner of Waldingfield Road and Route 1A. The Farms are open from sunrise to sunset, although there is a $3 daily entrance fee if you are not a member of TTOR. Be sure to get a trail map, either from the web sites above, or at the parking area.

All the following waymarks can be reached by trails on the Farms property. Those highlighted in red (greater than 0.5 mile radius) don't qualify as part of the Lucky 7. A well planned route to visit all the waymarks will take you several miles, so plan for at least a half day. In addition to the waymarks, there are lots of other interesting things to see. There are also at least four geocaches here. Enjoy the Farms. Its a great place to visit.

Note that the five boundary line waymarks are cross-posted. The seven waymark codes shown in green are the "official" qualifying waymarks (all in different departments).

Department		Category	WM Name	WM ID	Distance
1	Animals	Off-Leash Dog Areas	Appleton Farms Green Dog Program	WM6F58	0.9 mile W
2	Buildings	Pre-Victorian Historic Homes	The Old House at Appleton Farms	WM6GBC	0.0 mile
		Barns	Dairy Barn at Appleton Farms	WM6GG5	0.1 mile E
			Jimmy's Barn at Appleton Farms	WM6RN4	0.3 mile NE
			The Red Barn at Appleton Farms	WM6TBG	0.7 mile NW
3	Business	Pick-Your-Own Farms	Appleton Farms CSA Program	WM6N0R	0.3 mile NE
		Named Farms and Ranches	Appleton Farms - Ipswich, MA	WM9178	0.6 mile NE
6	History	Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins	Long Meadow Pinnacle at Appleton Farms	WM6FJ2	0.2 mile N
			Old Wall, New House at Appleton Farms	WM6M76	0.4 mile NW
			Appleton Farms Fourth Pinnacle	WM6FKC	0.4 mile N
			Pigeon Hill Pinnacle at Appleton Farms	WM6DAH	0.5 mile SW
			Round Point Pinnacle at Appleton Farms	WM6FBY	0.8 mile SW
		Signs of History	Appleton Farms 300th Anniversary	WM6KRC	0.2 mile W
			Briar Hill House site at Appleton Farms	WM6NGT	0.2 mile NW
			John Appleton House site at Appleton Farms	WM6NNJ	0.3 mile NE
7	Measurement Standards	Public Land Survey Marks	Hamilton-Ipswich 7 WM (H-I7 WM)	WM6BW2	0.4 mile SW
			Hamilton-Ipswich 8 (H-I8)	WM6BND	0.5 mile SW
			Hamilton-Ipswich 8A (H-I8A)	WM6CHZ	0.5 mile SW
			Hamilton-Ipswich 9 (H-I9)	WM6CJX	0.5 mile W
			Hamilton-Ipswich 10 (H-I10)	WM6CK0	0.6 mile NW
		US Historic Survey Stones and Monuments	Hamilton-Ipswich 7 WM (H-I7 WM)	WM6VGF	0.4 mile SW
			Hamilton-Ipswich 8 (H-I8)	WM6WRX	0.5 mile SW
			Hamilton-Ipswich 8A (H-I8A)	WM6WT8	0.5 mile SW
			Hamilton-Ipswich 9 (H-I9)	WM6X0Z	0.5 mile W
			Hamilton-Ipswich 10 (H-I10)	WM6X7Q	0.6 mile NW
8	Monuments	Dedicated Benches	Joan Egleston Appleton Memorial at Appleton Farms	WM6MH1	0.4 mile NW
		Citizen Memorials	Leo Ramella Memorial at Appleton Farms	WM913K	0.5 mile W
9	Nature	Public Access Lands	Appleton Farms	WM6HW1	0.7 miles NE
			Appleton Farms Grass Rides	WM6HH5	0.9 mile W
13	Structures	Gates of Distinction	Kentucky Gate at Appleton Farms	WM6H6Q	0.4 mile W
			Waldingfield Gate at Appleton Farms	WM6MC8	0.6 mile N
14	Technology	Wikipedia Entries	Appleton Farms, Essex County, MA	WM91EX	0.1 mile E
15	Waymarking Multifarious	Coordinate Palindromes	N42 38.324 W 70 51.507-Hamilton, MA	WM6G1R	0.7 mile SW
		Lucky 7	Lucky 7 at Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA	WM6GGM	0.5 mile SW

Department Number, Category Name, and Waymark Code: 2, Pre-Victorian Historic Houses, WM6GBC 3, Pick-Your-Own Farms, WM6N0R 6, Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins, WM6FJ2 7, Public Land Survey Marks, WM6CJX 8, Dedicated Benches, WM6MH1 13, Gates of Distinction, WM6H6Q 15, Lucky 7, WM6GGM Check if all of your waymarks are within a 0.1 mile?: no Tally: 7 Reused Waymarks: no Did you have fun while doing this waymark?: yes

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