Early 19th century farmers made attempts to cultivate the region, but rocky soils and a short growing season soon forced them to farm elsewhere. By the year 1900, these farms were bought up and became larger private estates. Lt. Col. Arthur D. Budd merged these holdings into the 3,000-acre Notch View Farm, which he bequeathed to The Trustees of Reservations in 1965. In 1993, an additional 93 acres from the Smithers Woodland Preserve were added to the reservation.
This cache is a small. If you find a regular it just might be GC1BEAD. Judge Me Not was archived in 2015 after a string of DNF's but I (gworol) never did get back up there to check.