History
The National Park's name is taken from the Scottish mountain of the same name and was given by Colonel Patterson, who founded the first settlement in northern Tasmania in 1804. In 1805-6, Colonel Legge explored the plateau.
Read more about this topic: Ben Lomond (Tasmania)
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