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Trail in the woods. There are trees lining a gravel/dirt path and in the foreground there is a sign that points towards the trail and reads "Tree I.D. Trail"

Saving Sessions Woods

July 5, 2022 • Postwar United States 1945-1970s, Contemporary United States 1978-present, Bristol, Burlington, Environment

After decades as historic family property and summer camp, Sessions Woods became a park after local residents organized to save it from private developers.

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Silas Brooks, Balloonist

July 4, 2015 • Burlington, Invention and Technology, Transportation, Plymouth

This Connecticut native, Silas Brooks, earned fame as a crowd-pleasing musician, showman, and aeronaut.

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