tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61064536898792198352024-03-14T04:56:05.519-04:00Exeter Historical Association - Exeter, RIDedicated to preserving history in Exeter, Rhode Island.Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-57366426525840302932016-12-03T08:20:00.000-05:002016-12-03T08:20:06.609-05:00Who was Wawaloam?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-43599804352562518412016-08-06T14:17:00.001-04:002016-12-03T08:18:23.807-05:00The Horn Heap<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PE3C5pNzb8M/V6YlMNWu2sI/AAAAAAAAAOU/KVG3tfJWv781fQZx0v4N3TVtAFgp20XOgCLcB/s1600/Horn_Heap_sign_r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PE3C5pNzb8M/V6YlMNWu2sI/AAAAAAAAAOU/KVG3tfJWv781fQZx0v4N3TVtAFgp20XOgCLcB/s320/Horn_Heap_sign_r.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Exeter, of course, was not immune from the reach of smallpox. Like other towns in Rhode Island, people who contracted the disease were sent away to remote farms, where it was hoped that quarantine would stop the spread.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Read the story below about Exeter's long-lost smallpox farm and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cemetery</span>, now part of the Cuttyhunk Brook <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Preserve</span> off of Sunderland Road.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are once again indebted to Exeter Historical <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Association</span> Vice-President Gary Boden for his fascinating <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">research</span>.</span><br />
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-50909841221669350432015-12-24T14:09:00.000-05:002015-12-25T09:15:14.651-05:00What are those granite markers on Exeter Hill?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you drive northbound on Rte 102 (Ten Rod Rd) in eastern Exeter, did you ever wonder about the three oblong granite slabs on the right, in front of Delmyra Kennels, near the intersection with South Rd?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Find out! Read the latest installment about the history of our town from EHA Vice President Gary Boden.</span><br />
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-6942637464091632062015-08-18T15:49:00.001-04:002015-08-19T08:51:53.702-04:00A racetrack in Exeter (almost)<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The argument about gambling establishments in Rhode Island is not new, is not confined to Aquidneck Island, and is not always about table games. EHA Vice President Gary Boden has done it again, gone and dug up another long-lost story that would have had a major impact on Exeter residents: a proposed horse racing track to be built on land straddling the border of Exeter and North Kingstown, at the Route 2 / Route 102 intersection known as "Robber's Corners"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The story from 1952 about Exeter Raceways is rife with everything we know and love: overflowing Town Council meetings, panic about declining property values, Town-wide referendums, ProJo editorials, empty promises of increased tax revenue, and a proposal "shrouded in mystery and uncertainty". Sound familiar?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been 5 years since the historic Floods of 2010 inundated Exeter and all of Rhode Island. As we slowly break Winter's chill and watch 2015's record snowfall melt away, we find ourselves looking back on that record rainfall, and reminding ourselves that perhaps this year's weather phenomenon wasn't really so bad after all!</span><br />
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-33112669215267148532015-03-05T19:39:00.003-05:002015-03-05T19:39:51.231-05:00Civilian Conservation Corps in Exeter, Part II: Overlook Shelter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">In April 2014, we posted an article about work buildings and encampments from the 1930's in the western half of Exeter. They were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a national program aimed at bringing jobs to an economy devastated by the Great Depression. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here's another article written by Exeter Historical Association Vice President Gary Boden about one particular CCC building at Escoheag Hill: the <strong>Overlook Shelter</strong>. We're posting this piece on another snowy day of a colossally snowy winter as we anticipate a Spring day just around the bend when we can visit this structure. </span></div>
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-3508163248497924132014-11-30T08:01:00.000-05:002014-11-30T08:04:11.103-05:00Of Old Stone Walls and LiDAR<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So begins Robert Frost's poem about the stone walls that are all around us in Rhode Island. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But what would Frost have thought about LiDAR? In this article by Exeter historian Gary Boden, we go back to prehistoric times to learn why the stones are here, as well as explore new technology that allows us to see lost stone walls that have been swallowed by the forest.</span><br />
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-68690342188385669482014-04-08T20:43:00.001-04:002014-04-08T20:44:47.265-04:00The Civilian Conservation Corps in Exeter <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of us know about the LeGrand Reynolds Horseman's Area in western Exeter, near Stepping Stone Ranch. Did you know that area was cleared as part of a national program designed to revitalize the U.S. economy in the midst of the Great Depression? </span><br />
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<br />Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-54317783462165855862014-01-22T16:27:00.000-05:002014-02-03T20:42:06.936-05:00Historic Districts in Exeter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you hear the words "National Register of Historic Places", you usually think of 18th century houses where famous politicians once lived, or majestic Civil War battlefields. So would it surprise you to learn that there are 9 sites in the town of Exeter that are included in the National Register?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the late 1970's and early 1980's, just after our country's Bicentennial, the Rhode Island Historic Preservation Commission identified areas around the state of which were of historical or archaeological significance. Exeter, of course, was included. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each site was researched, surveyed and documented. All of this information was then typed (yes, typed! On a typewriter!) onto National Register of Historic Places nomination forms, and submitted to the National Park Service. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Biographies of some of the site's past owners are included too. For example, the textile mill that is the centerpiece of the Fisherville Historic District was named for its owner, a man named Schuyler Fisher. Fisher was an unsuccessful Temperance Party candidate in the 1852 race for Lieutenant Governor. "Temperance" was a relatively new movement at that time, and came about over the growing incidence of public drunkenness in the state, especially on holidays like the Fourth of July.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Exeter sites that were accepted to the National Register are listed below. Select each name to open a PDF that contains the nomination forms, supporting documentation, maps and acceptance letters (the "Parris Brook" document is currently unavailable). The great thing about all of this paperwork is the level of detail about the history and archaeology of each of the sites.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/exeter/extr_austin-farm-road-hd.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><b>Austin Farm Road Historic District</b></span></a><br /> Austin Farm Road, west of U.S. Route 95</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.yorkerhill.com/eha/nat_register/Fisherville_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_Documentation.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><b>Fisherville Historic and Archaeological District</b></span></a><br /> William Reynolds Road</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><a href="http://www.yorkerhill.com/eha/nat_register/Hallville_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_Documentation.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Hallville Historic and Archaeological District</span></a> </b><br /> Hallville
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Parris Brook Archaeological District</b></span><br /> Mount Tom Road</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.yorkerhill.com/eha/nat_register/Sodom_Mill_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_Documentation.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><b>Sodom Mill Historic and Archaeological District</b></span></a><br /> Sodom Trail
off Hallville Road</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/exeter/extr_stony-lane_queens-fort.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><b>Queen's Fort</b></span></a> <br /> Stony Lane</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: black;"><b><a href="http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/exeter/extr_summit-road-75_simon-lillibridge-farm.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Simon Lillibridge Farm</span></a> </b></span><br /> Summit Road</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/exeter/extr_ten-rod-road_chestnut-hill-baptist-church.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><b>Chestnut Hill Baptist Church/Baptist Church in Exeter</b></span></a> <br /> Ten
Rod Road</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: black;"><b><a href="http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/exeter/extr_ten-rod-road_lawtons-mill.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Lawton's Mill/Albro Mill</span></a> </b></span><br /> Ten Rod Road </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a complete listing of all Rhode Island sites included in the National Register, see the Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission's "<a href="http://www.preservation.ri.gov/register/riproperties.php" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Rhode Island Properties</span></a>" page.</span></span></span>Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-9234408219103173932013-10-20T21:32:00.003-04:002013-10-20T21:32:33.465-04:00An authentic Halloween experience : "The Tillinghast Nightmare" debuts this week!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a previous post last year, we spoke of an upcoming film called "<b>The Tillinghast Nightmare</b>". The movie dealt with the fact and fiction of "vampire exorcism" in 18th- and 19th-century New England. Its title refers to the Tillinghast family of Exeter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in October of 2012, the movie's producers ar Firesite Films came to the Exeter Public Library to show a documentary on the making of the film. The documentary explained how those involved with the project were researching the story and shooting scenes, and featured an interview with our own Sheila Reynolds-Boothroyd!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But now we can announce that the movie is FINALLY here - just in time for Halloween! You can see it in Rhode Island showings at the following locations:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monday October 28 , 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM<br />Columbus Theater<br />270 Broadway, Providence<br /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tuesday October 29 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM<br />Jane Pickens Theater<br />49 Touro St, Newport</span></li>
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-91106060288481674962013-08-30T21:34:00.000-04:002013-09-11T21:59:19.522-04:00Hallville Road's History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another great article from our Vice President, Gary Boden! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you ever wonder about the names of some of the roads in our town? Gary looked into the history of Hallville Road. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.yorkerhill.com/eha/Stories/How_Hallville_Road_Got_Its_Name.pdf" target="_blank">How Hallville Road Got Its Name</a></b></h3>
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-55417314898592531672013-08-11T21:02:00.000-04:002013-09-11T21:58:51.872-04:00Picturesque Beach Pond<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A simple post for August - this tranquil scene of Beach Pond is from an 1881 book with the evocative title "<i>Picturesque Rhode Island - Pen and pencil sketches of the scenery and history its cities, towns and hamlets, and of men who have made them famous.</i>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to etchings and stories, this book contains advertisements from manufacturers and hotels of yesteryear. You can view a copy of this book for yourself at many of the Rhode Island's public libraries: (unfortunately the Exeter Public Library is not lucky enough to have its own copy): <a href="http://catalog.oslri.net/search~S1?/t+Picturesque+Rhode+Island/tpicturesque+rhode+island/1,1,1,B/holdings&FF=tpicturesque+rhode+island&1,1," target="_blank">Ocean State Library locations for "Picturesque Rhode Island"</a></span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...thanks to EHA Vice President Gary Boden for finding and sharing!</span>Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-61845080477572943682013-06-18T21:18:00.002-04:002013-06-18T21:18:47.359-04:00The Mysterious Stone Piles of Exeter<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t_N8AjwaX3E/UcEEcxCoLcI/AAAAAAAAAIg/6pANl5f4CGw/s1600/Stone+pile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t_N8AjwaX3E/UcEEcxCoLcI/AAAAAAAAAIg/6pANl5f4CGw/s320/Stone+pile.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the quiet forest of the Beach Pond State Park in western Exeter, situated between Old </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Voluntown Road and Ten Rod Road, on several acres of sloping ground, lie dozens of peculiar </span>stone constructions" begins the story by Exeter Historical Association Vice-President Gary Boden. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you've ever taken a walk in the woods in Exeter or West Greenwich, you may have come across these mysterious piles of stones. The piles appear to be far more deliberately placed than a random collection of stones or boulders. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But what are they, and why are they there? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on the link below and find out Gary's theory!</span><br />
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-27028427447815369032013-06-12T23:08:00.000-04:002013-06-12T23:08:39.616-04:00It's time once again for the Exeter One Room Schoolhouse Reunion!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-77210283241503333762013-04-12T21:16:00.000-04:002013-04-12T21:18:00.551-04:00We're on Facebook!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FQe3oBKjgM0/UWixRQIqVOI/AAAAAAAAAH4/0qUOr3zb1Fk/s1600/high_res_like_us_on_facebook_logo_3623560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FQe3oBKjgM0/UWixRQIqVOI/AAAAAAAAAH4/0qUOr3zb1Fk/s1600/high_res_like_us_on_facebook_logo_3623560.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you have a Facebook account? So do we! We've gone social! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Please "like" us - you'll get to see lots of great photos and comments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We want to see your Exeter photos too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/exeterhistoricalassociation/">www.facebook.com/groups/exeterhistoricalassociation/</a></b></span>Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-90592002816650269662013-03-19T20:35:00.002-04:002013-03-20T21:41:04.098-04:001855 Map of Exeter<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">EHA President Sheila Reynolds-Boothroyd came across a delightful discovery about Exeter last month, while visiting the Langworthy Public Library in Hope Valley. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A resident of that town was trying to find her own house on some old maps. One of the librarians brought out an original 1855 map of the State of Rhode Island, published by Henry F. Walling. Just by coincidence, Sheila happened to notice that the map clearly showed the Town of Exeter. It's one of the earliest maps we have which identifies Exeter as a separate entity, despite the fact that Exeter had split from North Kingstown over a hundred years earlier!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The map is identified by the title, "Map of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations from Surveys Under the Direction of Henry F. Walling, Civil Engineer." </span><br />
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Walling was a civil engineer from Providence who developed a penchant for mapmaking. As a rising star in the field, on his way to being appointed "Superintendant of the State Map" for the state of Massachusetts, Walling surveyed much of Rhode Island, and began producing state maps in 1846.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />But it turns out, you don't have to visit the Langworthy Library to see this map! Harvard University also owns a copy, and what's more, it's been digitized and made available for viewing! The link is below, and it's best viewed on a computer with a keyboard and mouse, not an iPad or smartphone. (Thanks to Ken Hornik for this info!)</span><br />
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<br />Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-89997182233056929742012-12-19T20:27:00.000-05:002012-12-22T10:47:04.173-05:00Hall School is getting a much needed facelift!!!T<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hanks to a grant from Preserve RI, which we applied for and received last summer, the EHA has been able to undertake some long-needed repairs to the <b>Hall School </b>(located on Ten Rod Rd, next to the Exeter Town Hall). The building is nearly 250 years old!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work is being done in stages, with the most critical maintenance underway first. Brian Patch of Plan B Construction Co., who so expertly repaired Woody Hill School last year, is doing the work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the grant we received (from Preserve RI's "1772 Foundation") is a matching grant, the Town of Exeter will fund the remainder of the work in the Spring.</span><br />
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-14451833460712841392012-10-24T15:37:00.004-04:002013-10-16T20:01:15.006-04:00The Tillinghast Nightmare<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SQG7s63-s5M/UIZ2ZKhPOBI/AAAAAAAAAFw/eeVB3sBeMn0/s1600/Firesite.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SQG7s63-s5M/UIZ2ZKhPOBI/AAAAAAAAAFw/eeVB3sBeMn0/s320/Firesite.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>UPDATE!!!</b> Due to last week's snow/rain/wind storm, the screening of this film will now take place on <b>WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14, at 7:00 PM</b>, at the Exeter Public Library!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's October in Exeter, and try as we might, we can't escape the legend of vampires! Helping us embrace our haunted history is a film production company called Firesite Films. They're in the midst of producing a documentary called "The Tillinghast Nightmare", which will both entertain and educate people as it gives insight into the practice of vampire exorcism in eighteenth and nineteenth century New England.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A free screening of this film will take place on Wednesday, <strike>November 7 </strike> November 14 at the Exeter Public Library (773 Ten Rod Road, Exeter)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a few minutes to check out the website below - read about the legend of the Tillinghast family of Exeter!</span><br />
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Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-661521461442730602012-09-22T21:33:00.003-04:002012-09-22T21:45:16.309-04:00Vampires, Exeter and Smithsonian Magazine<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may remember that back in December of last year, we featured a post about a visit to our humble litte town by Smithsonian Magazine author Abby Tucker. Abby was here to do research on an article she was writing about vampires in New England, and wanted to get the REAL story about our own "vampire", Mercy Brown, directly from EHA President Sheila Reynolds-Boothroyd.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All this was no ghost story! </span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Great-New-England-Vampire-Panic-169791986.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The Great New England Vampire Panic</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">appears in the October 2012 issue. Not only does the article contain quotes from Sheila, as well as RI paranormal historian Michael Bell, but Exeter, RI is mentioned numerous times. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's well worth the read - and you may find yourself marveling over the similarities of the vampire hunters of yesteryear, and those that come to Exeter looking for Mercy's grave to this very day!</span><br />
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<br />Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-19688609531454217682012-07-23T20:10:00.003-04:002012-07-31T20:54:35.043-04:00<h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The next Exeter Historical Association meeting will feature something not quite so historic: <span style="color: #e06666;">Pizza!</span> So come out and have some, and plan to attend the meeting afterward this </span>Thursday, August 9th at 6:30 PM! -- <span style="font-weight: normal;">at the </span>Woody Hill School <span style="font-weight: normal;">on Woody Hill Rd.</span></h3>
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<b style="color: red;">****** DUE TO PREDICTED RAIN, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY JUNE 3, 10 AM !!!********** </b><br />
The Exeter Historical Association is very excited about a<b> brand-new trail right here in town</b> which will have its grand opening on National Trails Day, which is Saturday June 2. The trail is located on Sunderland Rd, and includes the fascinating remains of a property known as the "smallpox farm". Shelia will share her knowledge of the area during the inaugural hike! <br />
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A new trail has opened up at the 800 + acre Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve. Come out and celebrate when The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island will reach 60 miles of hiking trails in our state! As we hike, we'll explore some interesting features along the way including Cuttyhunk Brook, a historic homestead, and an impressive boulder field. Joining us on the hike will be the Exeter Historical Association who will share some history of the area.</div>
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This past weekend, a few diehard Exeter Historical Association members, along with Dory Wagner from the R.I. Advisory Commission on Historic Cemeteries, set out to reclaim the overgrown cemetery located on the same property as the Exeter Public Library. According to the John Sterling's 1994 "Exeter Historical Cemeteries" book, the Exeter #19 Historical Cemetery only had 39 graves. But Dory, Sheila Reynolds Boothroyd, and Gary Boden ended up finding and marking headstones and footstones of more than 30 more!<br />
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Dory and other EHA volunteers will be back out at the cemetery this Saturday, March 17th, to continue the clearing process. Once we find all the graves, we'll notify the Historic Cemetery Commission and have them added to the official record! Come join us behind the Library building at 773 Ten Rod Rd, beginning at 10AM, and help us rewrite Exeter history!<br />
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Many thanks to EHA board member <b>Gary Boden</b> for both the picture and the thoughts!Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106453689879219835.post-91048150583215261832011-12-05T21:14:00.000-05:002011-12-05T21:14:26.818-05:00The Smithsonian in ExeterOur little hamlet may be getting some national attention in the coming months! Earlier this Fall, a writer for the Smithsonian Magazine named Abby Tucker contacted EHA President Sheila Reynolds Boothroyd. Abby was looking for information about poor Mercy Brown, who, as many of us know, was cast as a vampire after her death from tuberculosis in 1892. Abby recently travelled to Exeter to conduct first-hand research on Mercy, and to meet with Sheila. They are pictured below, in the lobby of the Radisson Hotel near the Providence airport.<br />
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With Sheila's assistance, Abby has been busy doing primary-source research on Mercy and her family, pouring over census records and newspaper articles from the the 1890's. While we don't yet know when the article will be published, we're sure it will be quite interesting! Stay tuned!Exeter Historical Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920560960769011394noreply@blogger.com0