Discover Barrington’s town-owned Veterans Memorial Park on a free guided walk by Land Trust Executive Director Cindy Elder on Sunday, March 16, at 1 pm. All ages are welcome.
We’ll meet in the parking area on West Street in Barrington (see map below – between the YMCA and the East Bay Bike Path).
Established in 1946 as a public recreation and conservation area by the Town of Barrington, the park was named to honor veterans. The park land stretches over 230 acres, including the 84-acre pond named Brickyard because this was the site of a local brick-making industry started in 1720 by Matthew Watson and continued until 1943.
The historic Watson cemetery where Matthew Watson is buried is located within the southeastern boundary of the park. The excavated clay beds eventually filled with water from underground springs forming the beautiful pond. Connected to
Narragansett Bay by a canal, the area is an important herring spawning ground.
