Nathaniel Dexter, "town father" of Lancaster, Massachusetts

Lancaster, Massachusetts

Lancaster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. Incorporated in 1653, Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County...

, donated what is known as Dexter Drumlin

Dexter Drumlin

Dexter Drumlin, formerly known as Kilbourn Hill is a drumlin and a 38 acre open space reservation in Lancaster, Massachusetts. The reservation includes a small tributary of the Nashua River and is managed by The Trustees of Reservations...

 to The Trustees of Reservations

The Trustees of Reservations

The Trustees of Reservations is a non-profit land conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural and historical places in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is the oldest regional land trust in the world and has 100,000 dues-paying members...

. After his death he was hailed as "a beloved supporter of The Trustees and active
member of the Lancaster community". The Nathaniel Dexter Meeting Room on the lower level of the Lancaster town

New England town

The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. Without a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in other states, but are incorporated, possessing powers like cities in other...

 library

Library

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 also bears his name. The Bostonian Society

The Bostonian Society

The Bostonian Society is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1881 for the purpose of preventing the Old State House from being "moved brick by brick" from Boston, Massachusetts to Chicago, Illinois...

has possession of his family papers from 1820 to 1963.