Station 23: Edge of Delta and Hurricane-Damaged Tree

The abrupt change in slope marks the edge of a delta deposited by a stream that flowed into Glacial lake Assabet during a waning stage when the lake level was gradually falling. The nearby stone wall marks the edge of a former cultivated field. A bend in the large white pine along the sloping path may indicate damage from the hurricane of 1938 that devastated forests in much of New England, including Northborough.