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Dunstable: Making Connections
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Artikel-Nr:
9780738556963
Veröffentl:
1998
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.09.1998
Seiten:
128
Autor:
Susan Tully
Gewicht:
322 g
Format:
234x166x9 mm
Serie:
Images of America
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Join authors Tully and Psaledakis on an exciting journey into Dunstable's past and view the town as it existed in long forgotten times. Dunstable makes a valuable contribution to the recorded history of this area and will surely be treasured by generations to come.
Incorporated on October 16, 1673, DunstableMassachusetts, was purchased from the Wameset andNaticook Indians for UK 20AA sterling. It was named inhonor of Mrs. Edward Tyng, who had emigrated from acommunity of the same name in England. The Tyngs wereearly founders of Dunstable, a town that began in hardship. Every house in Dunstable began as a watch house, and every man was a soldier. Dunstable men were among the first to prepare for the American Revolution, and many were sent to fight in the Civil War. Discover the details of this early history in an unprecedented collection of images compiled by local historians Susan Tully and Susan Psaledakis. The images in this collection date as far back as 1743 and span a period of two centuries. Included arepictures of the many historic homes in Dunstable as well as notable people and events in the community.