Trow Mill

After 200 years in the Souhegan Valley, the Wilkins family had accumulated several hundred acres of timberland. When Harold H. Wilkins, Jr. died in 2003, the family faced a dilemma. Recent rapid increases in land values had left the estate land rich, without sufficient cash to clear the estate tax. Harold, a charter member of the Land Trust, had a lifelong commitment to forestry and conservation. To honor his efforts, the family chose a combination of approaches, including land donations to the Mont Vernon Conservation Commission and to the Amherst Land Trust.

The land given to the ALT includes the remains of an old mill site. The family hopes to work with the Land Trust, the State and abutting landowners to preserve this historic site as an educational and recreational resource for the community.