Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
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Contact Information:
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
54 Elm Street
Woodstock, VT 05091
802-457-3368
http://www.nps.gov/mabi/
Size: 643 acres.
Location: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is located in Woodstock, Vermont, 10 miles west of the I-89/US 4 junction.
Description: Home to pioneer conservationist George Perkins Marsh, the park includes a model farm and forest developed by Frederick Billings and continued by granddaughter Mary French Rockefeller and her husband, Laurence S. Rockefeller. In partnership with the Billings Farm and Museum, the park focuses on conservation themes and the stewardship of working landscapes and agricultural countryside. The park is headquarters for the Conservation Study Institute, designed to enhance leadership in the field of conservation.
Activities: Begin your visit at the Visitor Center of the Billings Farm & Museum. There you can find out what National Park Service programs are being offered, make Mansion & Gardens tour reservations, and see "A Place in the Land," an orientation film for both the park and the farm.
Operating
Hours:
The park is open to the public daily for tours from 10:00am to 5:00pm, Memorial Day weekend through October
31st. The 20 miles of historic Carriage Roads & Trails are open year round. The Billings Farm & Museum is open daily from 10:00am to 5:00pm, April 30th
through October 31st.
History:
Established as Marsh-Billings National Historical Park on August 26, 1992; renamed on October 21, 1998.
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