Thoreau Stomping Grounds Still Public, Mass. Justices Rule

By Julie Manganis ( August 15, 2025, 2:12 PM EDT) -- Massachusetts' highest court on Friday said the public is entitled to use a section of an 18th century road once deemed "a paradise for walkers" by Henry David Thoreau, rejecting claims by Harvard University and other adjacent property owners that the road was made private decades ago....

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