print email comment close Bog & Soul: A Concord Experience URL: http://www.concordma.com/magazine/sepoct01/gowingsbog.html Description: Information about one sphagnum bog Henry David Thoreau visited in Concord, Massachusetts, in the 1850s. "Gowing's Swamp (aka, Thoreau's Bog) is a classic, bowl-shaped, floating bog nestled in the hollow of a glaciated woodland." Includes images and a brief bibliography. From the Concord Magazine. Author: Corey, Cherrie Publisher: ConcordMA.com Library of Congress Subject Headings: Concord (Mass.) -- Environmental conditions Peat bogs Wetlands -- Massachusetts LII Database Information: Record 19643 created by Maria Brandt on 11/07/2005 Last modification on 11/07/2005 Published: 11/10/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19643