Native Son #3 and #4 LbNA #1132 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | the lazy letterboxer  |
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| Plant date: | Oct 21, 2001 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Leominster |
| County: | Worcester |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 2 |
| Found by: | Mim (2) |
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| Last found: | Jan 9, 2012 |
| Status: | FFFFFaFFFFFr |
| Last edited: | Oct 21, 2001 |
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Letterbox Palmer & Letterbox Hazzard
Leominster, Massachusetts
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On Sunday, October 21st David and Deanne Besnia placed 2 new letterboxes on the Monoosnoc Ridge Trail in Leominster, MA as part of their Native Son series. Leominster is located in Worcester County. Here are the clues to find Letterbox Palmer and Letterbox Hazzard. From downtown Leominster go up West Street to Pond Street which is on the left after St. Mark's Episcopal Church and the Beacon of Hope. On Pond take the first right onto Elm Street and drive 1.9 miles to find the beginning of the trail, which is on the right side of the road. You can park on Elm Street.
The trail is marked by blue blazes. The beginning of this trail is a gradual climb that eventually gets moderately steep and brings you to the top of South Monoosnoc Hill. As you begin to climb notice the abandoned quarry area on the right. Enjoy your walk across the top of the hill and as you descend start thinking of finding Letterbox Palmer. When you get to the bottom of the hill at a point where the trail bends to the left you will notice a cellar hole on the left and just ahead on the right another cellar hole. Stop directly opposite the cellar hole on the left and look to the right and see a cluster of rocks. Leave the trail and walk about 7 paces to the rocks and look for a niche behind them that shelters Joseph Palmer, native son #3, a man who was "persecuted for wearing the beard" (so reads his gravestone which is in Evergreen Cemetary in downtown Leominster). Continue on the trail to the Granite Street crossing (walking the trail it won't be hard to imagine how Granite Street got its name) and follow the blazes onto North Monoosnoc Trail. This trail is a comfortable uphill walk. As you begin to descend North Monoosnoc Hill pay close attention to the blazes, the trail departs from the main trail and bears right. Continue along and finally you will come to the Lookout, stop and enjoy the view of the west side of Leominster. On the trail, a short distance from the Lookout, watch for a dead tree with a piece of wire screen nailed onto it. Just ahead is a tree with a blue blaze. In between these two trees is a fallen tree which lays along the trail on the right. Walk 2 paces from the "screen tree" and look behind the fallen tree for a loose piece of bark that protects Oliver Hazzard, native son #4, a member of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company B during the Civil War, the Glory Regiment.
Before you set out, please read the waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.
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Letterbox Palmer & Letterbox Hazzard
Leominster, Massachusetts
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On Sunday, October 21st David and Deanne Besnia placed 2 new letterboxes on the Monoosnoc Ridge Trail in Leominster, MA as part of their Native Son series. Leominster is located in Worcester County. Here are the clues to find Letterbox Palmer and Letterbox Hazzard. From downtown Leominster go up West Street to Pond Street which is on the left after St. Mark's Episcopal Church and the Beacon of Hope. On Pond take the first right onto Elm Street and drive 1.9 miles to find the beginning of the trail, which is on the right side of the road. You can park on Elm Street.
The trail is marked by blue blazes. The beginning of this trail is a gradual climb that eventually gets moderately steep and brings you to the top of South Monoosnoc Hill. As you begin to climb notice the abandoned quarry area on the right. Enjoy your walk across the top of the hill and as you descend start thinking of finding Letterbox Palmer. When you get to the bottom of the hill at a point where the trail bends to the left you will notice a cellar hole on the left and just ahead on the right another cellar hole. Stop directly opposite the cellar hole on the left and look to the right and see a cluster of rocks. Leave the trail and walk about 7 paces to the rocks and look for a niche behind them that shelters Joseph Palmer, native son #3, a man who was "persecuted for wearing the beard" (so reads his gravestone which is in Evergreen Cemetary in downtown Leominster). Continue on the trail to the Granite Street crossing (walking the trail it won't be hard to imagine how Granite Street got its name) and follow the blazes onto North Monoosnoc Trail. This trail is a comfortable uphill walk. As you begin to descend North Monoosnoc Hill pay close attention to the blazes, the trail departs from the main trail and bears right. Continue along and finally you will come to the Lookout, stop and enjoy the view of the west side of Leominster. On the trail, a short distance from the Lookout, watch for a dead tree with a piece of wire screen nailed onto it. Just ahead is a tree with a blue blaze. In between these two trees is a fallen tree which lays along the trail on the right. Walk 2 paces from the "screen tree" and look behind the fallen tree for a loose piece of bark that protects Oliver Hazzard, native son #4, a member of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company B during the Civil War, the Glory Regiment.
Before you set out, please read the waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.
USA Map
LBNA Home