Bourne FarmInformation

and Trail Map

Preserving the natural,the beautiful, and

the traditional

Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries, Inc.P.O. Box 535

West Falmouth, MA 02574

Phone 508-548-8484Fax 508-548-8484

Email SPABSFAL@verizon.netWebsite www.saltpond.info

Please Join Us!

Please fill out and mail this form today tobecome a Salt Pond Member or renew your currentmembership and, if you wish, to make a designatedcontribution to Bourne Farm, The Knob, Dr.Donald J. Zinn Scholarship Fund and/or to SaltPond Areas Bird Sanctuaries, Inc. for generalpurposes.

Membership Contr ibut ions

Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35

Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65

Sponsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

Sustaining Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500

Life Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000

For the Bourne Farm Fund . . . . . . . . . . . ______

For the Knob Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______

For the Land Acquisition Fund . . . . . . . ______

Dr.Donald J. Zinn Scholarship Fund ______

For general purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______

Total Contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______

All contributions are deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Bourne Farm is avai lable for pr ivate funct ions .

Please call us for more information on renting the property.

508-548-8484

The History of Bourne FarmBourne Farm is not a place where importantevents happened or famous people lived; and it isnot a place of outstanding architectural distinction.But it is are survivor of an endangered species, aneighteenth century farm of modest size in an areathat is rapidly being swallowed up by half-acre lotsand condominiums.

The 35.73 acre Bourne Farm fronts on OldMain Road, Rt.28A, in West Falmouth,Massachusetts. It has long been told that BourneFarm was one of the first seven houses in WestFalmouth, although this cannot he documented. Wedo know that Joseph Crowell, born in 1744, who,with his father purchased the lands and pasturesnow known as Bourne Farm, probably erected thehouse around 1775. The property was owned byvarious families through the succeeding years. In1925 Lester Bourne Sr. and his wife EulindaBowman Bourne along with their five childrenbecame the last family to own Bourne Farm.Shortly before Mrs. Bourne's death in 1971, shedeeded Bourne Farm to her five children.

In 1979, Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries,Inc. , under the direction of Ermine W. Lovell,founder and president, purchased the farm from theBourne grand-children for $400,000. At the end of1999, Salt Pond purchased 14 acres of land contigu-ous to Bourne Farm from the Sweeney family.Adding this wooded parcel gave Bourne Farm atotal of 49 acres protected for future generations toenjoy.

Today the property is used and appreciatedin many ways by its visitors. The public canenjoy a peaceful stroll by the pond or a quiet walkon a wooded trail. Salt Pond holds its PumpkinDay festival every Columbus Day weekend. Theevent is widely attended by families and childrenof all ages.The property is host to various natureclasses in the summer months. Local artists andphotographers frequently use the property. Also,individuals or organizations can lease BourneFarm for functions, such as weddings, receptions,family reunions and parties. In the near future wewill have the 18th Century Farmhouse availablefor intimate gatherings.

Please cal l 508-548-8484 for more informat ion.

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Crocker Pond0.1 mile

Map courtesy of Richard White, Boy Scout Troop 38

Bourne Farm Trail Map