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Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park |
Description:
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is the only national park to focus on conservation history and the evolving nature of land stewardship in America. Opened in June 1998, Vermont's first national park preserves and interprets the historic Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller property.
The Park is named for George Perkins Marsh, one of the nation's first global environmental thinkers, who grew up on the property, and for Frederick Billings, an early conservationist who established a progressive dairy farm and professionally managed forest on the former Marsh farm. Frederick Billings's granddaughter, Mary French Rockefeller, and her husband, conservationist Laurance S. Rockefeller, sustained Billings's mindful practices in forestry and farming on the property over the latter half of the 20th century. In 1983, they established the Billings Farm & Museum to continue the farm's working dairy and to interpret rural Vermont life and agricultural history.
The park was created in 1992, when the Rockefellers gifted the estate's residential and forest lands to the people of the United States. Today, the Park interprets the history of conservation with tours of the mansion and the surrounding 550-acre forest.
Designations:
National Historic Landmark (1967)
Accessibility:
Public parking for persons with disabilities is available at the Billings Farm & Museum parking area. For visitors taking guided tours, a special pass may be obtained in order to park within close proximity of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion.
Activites:
Educational Programs | Hiking | Horseback Riding | Wildlife Viewing | Bird Watching | Nature Walks | Cross Country Skiing | Snowshoeing | And more.
Facilities:
Visitor_Centers | Museum Exhibits | Tours & Guided Activities | And more.
Directions to Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
Plane:
Burlington, VT, Manchester, NH, and Logan Airport (Boston, MA) are the three closest major airports.
Car:
From Interstate 89, take Exit 1 Woodstock/Quechee. Turn left onto Route 4 and follow for approximately 10 miles into Woodstock. Follow Rte. 12 North - 1/2 mile out of town.
Public Transportation
There is bus and train service to White River Junction, VT (about 15 miles away). Taxi service is available from White River Junction, VT.
Attractions:
Billings Farm & Museum
Phone:(802) 457-2355
VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science)
Woodstock Historical Society
Phone:(802) 457-1822
Shelburne Farms
Phone:(802) 985-8686
Montshire Museum
Phone:(802) 649-2200
Nearby Parks:
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site (18 miles)
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (4 miles)
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