An Ancient Instance of Municipal Ownership.

The article presents an examination into the municipal ownership of a plot of land at Millstone Hill in Worcester, Massachusetts. Details are given mapping the initial declaration of the land as common property to all residents as of 1733. The legal history and property rights of the land are then traced through the following century, noting several cases challenging the ownership claims. The State high court cases of Green v. Putnam and Gleason v. Flagg are cited regarding settlements of the public ownership over the quarry.