An old wagon road circles Williams Hill, with side trails revealing a history as an industrial landscape. Logged since the mid-1700s, it supplied charcoal for Revolutionary Period iron furnaces. Expect rocky and muddy terrain—wear sturdy boots.

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An old wagon road circles Williams Hill, with side trails revealing history as an industrial landscape. Logged since the mid-1700s, it supplied charcoal for Revolutionary Period iron furnaces. Expect rocky and muddy terrain.

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