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Dow Brook and Bull Brook

May 20, 2026July 26, 2026 Gordon Harris1 Comment

Bull Brook originates in Willowdale, crosses Linebrook Rd. and merges with Dow Brook at the Ipswich Utilities site on Rt. 1A. From that point the combined stream becomes the Egypt River.

Posted in TrailsTagged 1894, Bull Brook, Dow Brook, trail, Utilities

Destination Ipswich: A Walk up Spring Street

March 30, 2023July 26, 2026 Gordon Harris2 Comments

Join us or a walk up Spring Street where we visit the Dow Memorial, Baker's Pond, the brand new water tank, the Immigrants Cemetery, and we try to find "Second Sands."

Posted in VideoTagged Destination Ipswich, Gordon Harris, trail

The Bay Circuit Trail in Ipswich

December 14, 2021 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

The Bay Circuit Trail in Ipswich enters Willowdale State Forest and continues north through the town-owned Dow-Bull Brook preservation land. A branch continues from Willowdale through Bradley Palmer S.P to New England Biolabs.

Posted in TrailsTagged Bay Circuit, Topsfield, tourism, trail
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts by Abraham Hammatt
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