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Land Resources / News / Maine
Preserving the view Hackers Hill under contract by land trust
Source: Lakes Region Weekly, by John Balentine
One of the best viewing spots in southern Maine - 753-foot-high Hacker's Hill in Casco, which has been on the market for almost two years - may soon be protected for generations to come if a local nonprofit can raise the $700,000 asking price. Conrad Hall, whose father, Hacker Hall, cleared a hilltop nearly 50 years ago for a dramatic view of Sebago Lake and the White Mountains, has taken care of the 27-acre clearing for decades. He and his son, Jeff Hall, and a friend, Don Fowler, have spent their own time and money to provide the public with a paved road to the top, bathroom facilities and mowing, so much so that visitors often believe the hilltop is a state-run, taxpayer funded attraction. May 27, 2011
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