Where in Woburn? Mt Towanda? (aka Horn Pond Mountain)
Where in Woburn? Mt Towanda? (aka Horn Pond Mountain)
Nice. I believe Towanda is an old name for it, and might be its actual formal name. It was home to a ski area into the 1970s, and the remnants are still visible, along with the ruins of the old Woburn Reservoir. There is or was a social club called the Towanda Club in in Woburn, so I assume that has something to do with the name, though I'm not sure which was named for which. Two years ago yesterday I seriously injured both knees in a trip and fall accident, and after a week at BMC, I ended up doing another week plus of physical rehabilitation at the New England Rehab at the foot of the mountain. My room there had a view of the Edison lines and up the north slope, so I vowed that when I was able to, I would climb it. I originally intended to climb it in the spring of 2020, but the pandemic delayed that, and I ended up climbing it along with my 79 year old father a year from the date I was admitted to the rehab as sort of a closure on the event. The delay worked in my favor because my knees were in much better shape by September than they were in April or May, when I originally wanted to climb it.Yup that's the place! (never heard of the Towanda name) I know there's at least one other spot you can snag skyline pics in Woburn but haven't been and I think it's just a poorer version of the Horn Pond view.
Actually, maybe I'll check out that second view sometime soon. It's here:
Is it true they will add 50 feet onto the top for the Observatory tower to make it an 800 ft building?
No.Is it true they will add 50 feet onto the top for the Observatory tower to make it an 800 ft building?