Footpath

Deerfield

Folder: Massachusetts
Old Deerfield was settled in 1671. The village is mostly one street (called "The Street"), which is lined with houses built between 1730 and 1840. Some are still private residences, and others are maintained by Historic Deerfield and are open to the public (for a fee, so I didn't go in any of them).
Footpath

Footpath

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Channing Blake Meadow Walk. I thought I was in England. The path goes past a farm, through a meadow, along the Deerfield Academy playing fields, to the old burial ground.
Wallow

Wallow

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A mud bath is just the thing on a hot, sunny day.
Lunch

Lunch

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A bit of a nosh after the wallow.
Opportunistic Ducks

Opportunistic Ducks

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Eating what spills out of the pig trough.
1704 Monument

1704 Monument

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The grave of 48 men, women and children, victims of the French and Indian raid on Deerfield, February 29, 1704.
The Dead of 1704

The Dead of 1704

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The burial mound of 48 men, women and children, victims of the French and Indian raid on Deerfield, February 29, 1704.
Twice Captivated

Twice Captivated

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Here lyes buried the body of Lieut Mehuman Hinsdell, decd May the 9th 1736 in the 63rd year of his age, who was the first male child born in this place and was twice captivated by the Indian salvages. [I believe they meant "captured by savages."]
Pamela

Pamela

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Pamela daughter of Mr. Thomas Wells & Mrs Thankfull Dickinson who died July 21st 1778 in the 3rd (?) year of her age.
Amiable Daughter

Amiable Daughter

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Here lyes buried the body of Miss Abigail Hinsdell, amiable daur. of the Revd. Mr. Ebenezer Hinsdell & Mrs. Abigail Hinsdell, born Nov. 14th 1735, decd Aug 10th 1739, age 4.
Argyle Reflection - Post Office Window

Argyle Reflection - Post Office Window

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Historic Deerfield. This is a window of the post office, reflecting the red clapboards of the museum store next door.
Doorbell

Doorbell

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Historic Deerfield.
Printing Office

Printing Office

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Historic Deerfield.
Looking Through

Looking Through

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White Church Community Center, Historic Deerfield.
Old Deerfield

Old Deerfield

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Settled, attacked, abandoned, resettled, attacked. You'd think they would have learned.
Giant Corn Man

Giant Corn Man

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I have no comment.
Williams Farm Barn

Williams Farm Barn

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Along "The Street," Historic Deerfield.
Williams Farm Sweet Corn

Williams Farm Sweet Corn

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Along "The Street," Historic Deerfield.
Wonky Fence

Wonky Fence

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Along "The Street," Historic Deerfield.
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