... Just beyond this nice web outside the main building's front door, is the solar observation equipment and beyond that, one of the sanctuary's three ponds . The Babbitt Family originally owned this land. George Babbitt's Farm and the Babbitt Mill are indicated on this map of Brownsboro from the 1800's. A family cemetery with readable stones dating back to the mid-1800's (and many with dates too weathered to read) lies just south of the road to the observatory. ... Last update: May 10, 2010 . ...