Tier 1:
Take a photo of historic Thomas Gould clockmakers shop - a restored cape style home OR the heron rookery OR a cellar hole.
Tier 2 (Merrimack Valley): Capture one of the above photographs and answer a set of quetions below:
Name five family names of the original settlers of Monson Center. Why does the British flag, the Union Jack, fly outside the restored cape? OR Why do you think this colonial village was eventually abandoned? OR What bird breeds at the marsh on this property, with nests in the dead trees? Why do you think it chooses to breed here versus on live trees in the forest?
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