Walpole Historical Society

Walpole (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Walpole, Massachusetts, located about 20 miles southwest of Boston, has undergone an interestingtransformation from a rural community dotted with farms, to an industrial landscape dominated by factories and plants, to a modern bedroom suburb of Boston. This volume of over two hundred photographs, many published for the first time, presents a well-rounded view of Walpole from the late eighteenth century into the mid-twentieth century. Readers will see a Walpole that has mostly disappeared and will have the opportunity to stroll down Main Street before it and other roads were paved, to observe and peek into forgotten, antiquated homes and government buildings, and to walk in the shadows of the great mills. Two of the nationally known industries that this book touches upon are Kendall,s Curity, which produced diapers, band aids, and other medical supplies; and Bird and Son, which manufactured roofing shingles, siding products, floor coverings, and cardboard boxes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439637395
• Artikelnr.: 40009580

Autorenporträt

The Walpole Historical Society was born in 1930, when the town's oldest home was threatened with replacement by a filling station and citizens mobilized to save the building. The rescued property at Turnpike and North Main Streets was the society's home until 1948, when the donated collections exceeded the space available. In 1950, the historic Walpole Academy building came on the market, and interested private individuals assisted the society with the auction bidding. This stately building is now a most appropriate home for Walpole's historic resources.