Step back into history with Brad Fletcher from 10am to 12pm at the Kenyon Hill Preserve in So. Berwick.  In the decades following the Civil War, the eastern part of Tatnic in South Berwick was sometimes called ‘Berwick Branch’ and so referenced on maps of the area.  Located along the headwaters of the Ogunquit River, the small community clustered around the intersections of Emery’s Bridge, Tufts and Bennett’s Lot roads where Boyd’s Corner becomes the Ogunquit Road.  Its few dozen families were mostly farmers supporting a local church, school, post office, and the medley of shops and  trades found in rural areas.  But even as its name began to first appear in print toward the end of the 19th century, Berwick Branch, like other small rural communities, struggled to confront the challenges and opportunities posed by the surrounding modern world.  While its geography precludes a walking tour of Berwick Branch, the Kenyon Hill Preserve offers evidence of its history and fate.

About Kenyon Hill: This hilly 108 acre preserve has many surprises along the 1 mile loop trail: dramatic ledges, verdant wetlands, blueberry patches, stone walls, and more than one old foundation. Made up of multiple parcels, conserved in 2002.

Terrain : hilly and steep in some sections. MODERATE.

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