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New England Photos

A photo essay of life,sights and history in New England. Including some of the lesser known things and some of the down-right obscure. A new photo added every one to two days. Click on the photos to see a larger picture. There are more pictures in the archive.

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Thursday, June 30, 2005

WILD CHIVES


Southwick MA - Here is a photo of Wild Chives outside Blossoming Acres farm stand.  Posted by Hello

WILD CHIVES

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

CURTIS HOUSE – CONNECTICUT’S OLDEST INN


Woodbury, CT - This is the Curtis House, said to be Connecticut's oldest Inn, started 1754. I have been to the Curtis House many times. The food is standard Yankee fare, Pot Roast, Chicken Pot Pie, Roast Turkey; for dessert they even have Indian pudding as one of the choices. Indian pudding is a mixture of corn meal and molasses among other things, it really quite good. The clientele is mostly seniors for some reason, my wife and I are usually one of the youngest people there and we are in our mid to late forties.
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CURTIS HOUSE – CONNECTICUT’S OLDEST INN

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

MOUNTAIN LAUREL


It's Mountain Laurel time. Here is a close-up of the flowers. Posted by Hello

MOUNTAIN LAUREL


Here is the bush. The woods around my house are filled with these. Posted by Hello

Monday, June 27, 2005

SOUTHFORD FALLS COVERED BRIDGE


Southford, CT - This is the covered bridge at the Southford Falls Park. It is called the Burr Arch Covered Bridge, built in 1972 from an 1804 original design by Theodore Burr. It is used as a foot bridge so people can cross the river below the falls.
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SOUTHFORD FALLS COVERED BRIDGE

Sunday, June 26, 2005

THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRUCKING MUSEUM


Middlebury, CT - This museum is right off I-84. They were closed when I went there so I only got a photo of the outside. I got a brochure to get information. Their mission statement explains the museum the best, "To educate the public, and to preserve and exhibit the history of American Truck Transportation, with a special emphasis on the 1950's, Golden Age of Trucking".

You can drive in a "Big Rig" for $5.00.

Tractor Trailer Parking Available.
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRUCKING MUSEUM

Saturday, June 25, 2005

TOPSMEAD STATE FOREST


Topsmead Crest
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TOPSMEAD STATE FOREST


Litchfield, CT - Topsmead is the former summer estate of Miss Edith Morton Chase, daughter of Henry Sabin Chase. Henry Chase was the first President of Chase Brass and Copper Company in Waterbury when Waterbury was the Brass Capital of the World. In 1917 Miss Chase received 16 acres on Jefferson Hill in Litchfield. She built a rustic cabin on the land and in 1923 she decided to replace it with an English Style Tudor house. The house was completed in 1925.

Miss Chase built up her financial inheritance and in 1927 bought the Buell Farm which was renamed "Topsmead" to reflect its location, "On top of the meadow".

Upon her death in 1972 she left her beloved estate to the people of Connecticut.

Info from: Topsmead State Forest Posting.
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Friday, June 24, 2005

THE WEBB HOUSE – COLONIAL REVIVAL GARDEN


Wethersfield, CT - This garden was designed by Amy Cogswell in 1921 and it was reinstalled in 1999 - 2000 by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Connecticut. It is located in back of the Webb House in Old Wethersfield.
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THE WEBB HOUSE – COLONIAL REVIVAL GARDEN


Another view of the garden.
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Thursday, June 23, 2005

WHITE’S WOODS MEMORIAL


Litchfield, CT - This stone is a memorial to Alain and May White who set aside 4000 acres as a nature preserve and wild area. It is full of hiking, cross country skiing, and off-road biking trails.
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WHITE’S WOODS MEMORIAL

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

WESTFIELD WHIP MFG. CO


Westfield, MA - Westfield, MA has the nickname "Whip City". In the late 19th Century most of the population of the town was employed in whip making and they produced tens of thousands of whips a day, dominating the US market for riding and buggy whips. There is only one whip manufacturer left there, the Westfield Whip Manufacturing Company. They have the only remaining working 19th century whip braiding machine

Info: www.bullwhip.org
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WESTFIELD WHIP MFG. CO

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

HOT BEEF


Oxford, CT - Here is a herd of cows just chilling out trying to stay cool on a hot day. The bull to the left is watching to see what I am up to.
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HOT BEEF

Monday, June 20, 2005

FIRST EPISCOPAL CHURCH – OXFORD, CT


Oxford, CT - This is a photo of the First Episcopal Church I took one sunny day.
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FIRST EPISCOPAL CHURCH – OXFORD, CT

Sunday, June 19, 2005

FUNGUS COLLECTION


Mushroon Fungus Posted by Hello

FUNGUS COLLECTION


Shrek Ear Fungus Posted by Hello


Fungus in Tree with Moss Posted by Hello


Slime Fungus Posted by Hello

Saturday, June 18, 2005

THE NATIONAL IWO JIMA MEMORIAL MONUMENT


Newington, CT - On February 23, 1995, the 50th anniversary of the historic flag raising on Mt. Suribachi, this monument was unveiled.
Some facts about the Battle for Iwo Jima:
6,821 Americans gave their lives
The battle went from February 19 to March 16, 1945
Approximately one third of all Marines killed in action were killed in Iwo Jima
Twenty-seven Medals of Honor were awarded
The U.S. government returned the island of Iwo Jima to the Japanese in 1968

Info from: National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument pamphlet
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THE NATIONAL IWO JIMA MEMORIAL MONUMENT


About the monument itself:
From the top of the flagpole to the bottom of the base is nearly 40 feet.
A 48 star American flag from the top of the flagpole making it historically correct
The sculptor is Joseph Petrovics of Sculpture House Castings NYC
Rocks from Mt. Suribachi have been placed at the feet of the flag raisers
Sand from the invasion beach has been incorporated into the concrete base of the monument.

Info: National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument pamphlet
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Monument to combat Medical Corps personnel and Chaplains at the Iwo Jima Memorial.
Incase you can't read the monuments here are some facts:
738 medical corpsmen were killed
23 doctors were killed or wounded
4 Medals of Honor were awarded to the Medical Corp
3 Chaplains were wounded
6 were awarded the Bronze Star
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On November 11, 1995, Veteran's Day, the Iwo Jima Survivors Association lit an eternal flame which is adjacent to the Iwo Jima monument. It is dedicated in tribute to and in memory of all of the Americans that fought and died in World War II.

Info: National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument Pamphlet
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Memorial Bricks that have been placed around the Eternal Flame.
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Friday, June 17, 2005

SUNLIT FOREST


I went on a walk in the woods yesterday while it was drizzling. I noticed where the sun was shining through in to the woods,how it lit up the dark forest. Posted by Hello

SUNLIT FOREST

Thursday, June 16, 2005

AAHHHH - RELIEF FROM THE HEAT


When I opened the front door today and saw my breath, I knew it was going to be a good day. The heat has been oppressive for the last 11 or 12 days. For someone who really doesn't like the heat at all, to quote the song, New Lee Highway Blues, "It's been a stinkin' summer trip through southern hell". The temperature dropped 35 degrees from yesterday and the dew point went from 76 to 58. Aahhhh, I'm enjoying it while I can.

It is hard to see but there is steam rising from the water, this is at 10:45am.
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AAHHHH - RELIEF FROM THE HEAT
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