Holcombe Hill
This 86-acre parcel is situated on the southerly side of Great Hill Road and was donated to Newtown Forest Association in 1997 through the estate of Josephine Holcombe. The property boasts an elevation of 830 feet above sea level; it is the highest point in town, and affords spectacular views of three counties from the 30 acres of hay fields on the property. The buildings on the property are now occupied by NFA offices and maintenance equipment.
Mr and Mrs Holcombe moved to Newtown in 1934. They purchased land on Great Hill Road in 1938, where she resided until her death in 1997. During World War II the Holcombes engaged in farming in the course of which Mrs Holcombe operated a crawler tractor and raised livestock. Her husband served as first selectman in the 1940s and was a member of the first Legislative Council. For many years Mrs Holcombe volunteered as an aide and receptionist in the Emergency Room at Danbury Hospital.
Mrs Holcombe maintained more than a mile of trails on her property where she walked her beloved dogs. In addition to this parcel, she donated 14 acres on Birch Hill Road and an additional 64-acre parcel on Birch Hill Road with an antique barn know as the Holcombe Preserve Memorial Trail.
-by Kendra Bobowick and published in The Newtown Bee, 7 June 2014 at Newtown, Connecticut
This 86-acre parcel is situated on the southerly side of Great Hill Road and was donated to Newtown Forest Association in 1997 through the estate of Josephine Holcombe. The property boasts an elevation of 830 feet above sea level; it is the highest point in town, and affords spectacular views of three counties from the 30 acres of hay fields on the property. The buildings on the property are now occupied by NFA offices and maintenance equipment.
Mr and Mrs Holcombe moved to Newtown in 1934. They purchased land on Great Hill Road in 1938, where she resided until her death in 1997. During World War II the Holcombes engaged in farming in the course of which Mrs Holcombe operated a crawler tractor and raised livestock. Her husband served as first selectman in the 1940s and was a member of the first Legislative Council. For many years Mrs Holcombe volunteered as an aide and receptionist in the Emergency Room at Danbury Hospital.
Mrs Holcombe maintained more than a mile of trails on her property where she walked her beloved dogs. In addition to this parcel, she donated 14 acres on Birch Hill Road and an additional 64-acre parcel on Birch Hill Road with an antique barn know as the Holcombe Preserve Memorial Trail.
-by Kendra Bobowick and published in The Newtown Bee, 7 June 2014 at Newtown, Connecticut
Holcombe Hill
This 86-acre parcel is situated on the southerly side of Great Hill Road and was donated to Newtown Forest Association in 1997 through the estate of Josephine Holcombe. The property boasts an elevation of 830 feet above sea level; it is the highest point in town, and affords spectacular views of three counties from the 30 acres of hay fields on the property. The buildings on the property are now occupied by NFA offices and maintenance equipment.
Mr and Mrs Holcombe moved to Newtown in 1934. They purchased land on Great Hill Road in 1938, where she resided until her death in 1997. During World War II the Holcombes engaged in farming in the course of which Mrs Holcombe operated a crawler tractor and raised livestock. Her husband served as first selectman in the 1940s and was a member of the first Legislative Council. For many years Mrs Holcombe volunteered as an aide and receptionist in the Emergency Room at Danbury Hospital.
Mrs Holcombe maintained more than a mile of trails on her property where she walked her beloved dogs. In addition to this parcel, she donated 14 acres on Birch Hill Road and an additional 64-acre parcel on Birch Hill Road with an antique barn know as the Holcombe Preserve Memorial Trail.
-by Kendra Bobowick and published in The Newtown Bee, 7 June 2014 at Newtown, Connecticut
This 86-acre parcel is situated on the southerly side of Great Hill Road and was donated to Newtown Forest Association in 1997 through the estate of Josephine Holcombe. The property boasts an elevation of 830 feet above sea level; it is the highest point in town, and affords spectacular views of three counties from the 30 acres of hay fields on the property. The buildings on the property are now occupied by NFA offices and maintenance equipment.
Mr and Mrs Holcombe moved to Newtown in 1934. They purchased land on Great Hill Road in 1938, where she resided until her death in 1997. During World War II the Holcombes engaged in farming in the course of which Mrs Holcombe operated a crawler tractor and raised livestock. Her husband served as first selectman in the 1940s and was a member of the first Legislative Council. For many years Mrs Holcombe volunteered as an aide and receptionist in the Emergency Room at Danbury Hospital.
Mrs Holcombe maintained more than a mile of trails on her property where she walked her beloved dogs. In addition to this parcel, she donated 14 acres on Birch Hill Road and an additional 64-acre parcel on Birch Hill Road with an antique barn know as the Holcombe Preserve Memorial Trail.
-by Kendra Bobowick and published in The Newtown Bee, 7 June 2014 at Newtown, Connecticut
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