Salisbury Mills, 70 acres,  is a forested property on the Leicester River owned by the Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT). It contains the ruins of mills and associated mill ponds. Intensive use of this site during the second half of the nineteenth century for various industries (iron forges and woolen, spindle, and pulp mills) is hinted at by the last standing relics of that era. The property has ironically returned to a state that reflects the pre-heritage of the site as a “forest primeval”, and will be managed to protect its natural and historical resources and for public education and outdoor recreation. In the future, parking and a public access point will be provided.