view gallery |  General Store - Morgan, VT
in American Guide Series Morgan seems to be a sleepy little town in the Northeast Kingdom and features Lake Seymour. posted by: nomadwillie location: Vermont date approved: 5/9/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Lake Seymour - Morgan, VT
in American Guide Series Lake Seymour is freshwater lake covering 1,732 acres, which is 3 miles long and 2 miles wide, and at its deepest point if 167 feet down. posted by: nomadwillie location: Vermont date approved: 5/9/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Covered Bridge - Stark, NH
in American Guide Series The Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The bridge has undergone a few upgrades during its life time. posted by: nomadwillie location: New Hampshire date approved: 5/7/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Cherry Mountain White Mountain Tragedy - Jefferson, NH
in American Guide Series Located on Owls Head Highway (NH 115), which is part of the Presidential Range Trail Scenic Byway, there is a small turnout with a NH marker pinpointing the spot of the avalanche. posted by: nomadwillie location: New Hampshire date approved: 5/7/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Old Mill - Franconia, NH
in American Guide Series The original furnace existed at least by 1805, being rebuilt by the New Hampshire Iron Factory Company a couple times. It is the only surviving blast furnace left in New Hampshire. posted by: nomadwillie location: New Hampshire date approved: 5/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  INDIAN HEAD - Lincoln NH
in American Guide Series 44.084149, -71.684341 posted by: nomadwillie location: New Hampshire date approved: 5/4/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  ASHLAND ~ Town Hall - Ashland NH
in American Guide Series The town hall was built in 1871, three years after Ashland separated from Holderness. posted by: nomadwillie location: New Hampshire date approved: 5/3/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Grist mills and sawmills - Ashland NH
in American Guide Series The mill was built in 1903, after the previous gristmill on the site was destroyed by fire. It has been converted to professional offices. posted by: nomadwillie location: New Hampshire date approved: 5/1/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  CLERMONT- Germantown NY
in American Guide Series Clermont is a New York State Historic Site and was designated a United States National Historic Landmark in 1972. Margaret Beekman Livingston rebuilt the family home between 1779 and 1782. posted by: nomadwillie location: New York date approved: 4/22/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  BLITHEWOOD - Red Hook, NY
in American Guide Series A simply stunning mansion. I came here for an entirely different purpose to capture the 350+ year old Red and Silver Maple tree, called New York State Champion Tree, for one of the motorcycle grand tours I was participating in. posted by: nomadwillie location: New York date approved: 4/22/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Hartford municipal water supply - Barkhamsted CT
in American Guide Series Construction of the Barkhamsted Reservoir and Saville Dam was assigned to the CCC in 1933 and lasted until 1940. Caleb Mills Saville was the chief engineer for the project and therefore the dam was named after him. posted by: nomadwillie location: Connecticut date approved: 4/20/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Columbia Narrow Fabric Company - Richmond RI
in American Guide Series The original factory was built in 1848-49. The factory was used for producing cotton and subsequently for producing elastic webbing. Vacated in 1968, burning in the 1970's, all that remains are a few walls and the foundation. posted by: nomadwillie location: Rhode Island date approved: 4/18/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Horseshoe Falls - Richmond RI
in American Guide Series The dam was built between 1800 and 1825. It provided the power to the Clark Cotton Mill/Columbia Narrow Fabrics Co. posted by: nomadwillie location: Rhode Island date approved: 4/17/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Abington Library - Pomfret Center, CT
in American Guide Series Abington Social Library is located at 536 Hampton Rd, Pomfret Center, CT. The library was built in 1833 and is the oldest active Ladies' Library in the United States. posted by: nomadwillie location: Connecticut date approved: 4/15/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  RUSSELL - Russell MA
in American Guide Series Russell is made up of two villages, Russell and Wornoco, with a population around 1650. Both are located along the Westfield River. Settlement was around 1725. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/14/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Chapin and Gould Paper Mills - Russell, MA
in American Guide Series The two building core of this mill complex was constructed of red brick in 1870. In 1947 a group of employees bought the company and renamed it Texon. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/14/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Boulder Park - Chester, MA
in American Guide Series Chester-Blandford State Forest offers a rustic park experience and spectacular Sanderson Brook Falls. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/14/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  HUNTINGTON - Huntington MA
in American Guide Series Huntington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,094 at the 2020 census. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/12/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Cortland Grinding Wheels Corporation Plant - Chester, MA
in American Guide Series In the 1930's there were two companies in a similar type business; Hamilton Emery and Corundum Co. and Cortland Grinding Wheels Corp. Cortland is not find in the MA historical databases, however it employed around 100 men. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/12/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Hamilton Emery and Corundum Company Plant - Chester MA
in American Guide Series In 1904, the Hampden Emery & Corundum Co. (later Hamilton Emery & Corundum) purchased the former Keefe bedstead factory on Middlefield Street, tore down all the existing buildings, and erected a new abrasives mills in 1904, 1908, and 1917. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/12/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Hamilton Memorial Library - Chester MA
in American Guide Series The library originally was the Chester High School, opened in 1923. The enrollment at that time was 70 students. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/11/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  CHESTER ~ Town Hall - Chester MA
in American Guide Series The Town Hall was built by the WPA work forces in 1936, and Dedication Ceremony took place January 12, 1937. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/11/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Ted Shawn's Dancing Group - Becket MA
in American Guide Series Jacob's Pillow is a dance center, school and performance space located in Becket, Massachusetts, in the Berkshires. The organization is known for a Summer dance festival. The facility itself was listed as a National Historic Landmark District in 2003 posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/11/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Shaw Pond - Otis, MA
in American Guide Series The 100 acre warm water pond has a maximum depth of approximately 19 feet and can be fished from the shore and by boat. Ice fishing on Shaw Pond is very popular in the winter months as well. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/10/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Fernside - Tyringham MA
in American Guide Series In 1874 the Shaker's traded the property to Joseph Jones, who established a summer retreat naming it Fernside. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/9/2022 last visited: never |
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