The Falmouth Select Board unanimously accepted the donation on February 1.
âThat really is a legacy gift that will be here for generations,â chairwoman Megan E. English Braga said.
Board member Douglas C. Brown also offered thanks for the donation.
âWe will have to put an anonymous plaque up along the trail,â Mr. Brown said.
The board proclaimed February 9, 2021, as Samuel N. Johnson Day in Falmouth. Mr. Johnson, a 38-year resident of Falmouth, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, February 9.
Mr. Johnson, a World War II veteran, served in the Navy V5 Program from 1942 through 1945 and worked with General Electric as an engineer. He married his wife, Betty, on May 5, 1945, and had six children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.