What was here before it was conservation land?
It's the site of Rutland Heights Hospital, opened in 1898 as the first state-run tuberculosis sanatorium in the country and demolished in 2004.
Can I bring my dog to Hope Ridge Conservation Area?
A dog in Rutland has to be contained on its owner's property or on a leash anywhere else, public or private, unless the landowner has given express permission for it to be off leash; roaming at large is prohibited. Dogs being used or trained for hunting, sporting, working or a trial are exempt…