Appleton Farms (a Trustees property)

Rolling grasslands, grazing livestock, stone walls, vegetable crops, and historic farm buildings comprise this 1,000-acre pastoral landscape, offering a rare glimpse into New England’s agricultural past. A gift of Colonel Francis R. Appleton, Jr., and his wife Joan, Appleton Farms is one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the country, established in 1638 and maintained by nine generations of the Appleton family. Prior to the settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, this area was known as Agawam by its native inhabitants and was the ancestral land of the Pawtucket People.