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McLennan Reservation: Timeline

1977

John McLennan Jr. donated 446 acres in Otis and Tyringham to The Trustees of Reservations. The Trustees establish this land as the McLennan Reservation

1978, 1991 &1995

A total of 148 more acres are donated, bringing the size of the McLennan Reservation to 594 acres.

1996

John McLennan donated 120 acres, with a life estate reserved for Katharine McLennan on 18 acres.

2003

Katharine McLennan releases 12 acres and maintains her life estate on 6 acres which includes the farmhouse and Ashintully Gardens.