Templeton

Templeton

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Publication Date: 16th June 2004

The villages of Templeton, originally called Narragansett, were founded in the mid-eighteenth century along the banks of the region's rivers and ponds. With adequate water power, agriculture and industry flourished, producing hay, corn, wool, paper, bricks, iron kitchenware, and all types of furniture. Templeton shares the history of the villages through the vintage photographs of Oren Williams and Wallace Underwood, two professional photographers who captured life there from the late 1800s to the early years of the twentieth century. Highlights include John Boynton, village tinsmith who found... Read More
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The villages of Templeton, originally called Narragansett, were founded in the mid-eighteenth century along the banks of the region's rivers and ponds. With adequate water power, agriculture and industry flourished, producing hay, corn, wool, paper, bricks, iron kitchenware, and all types of furniture. Templeton shares the history of the villages through the vintage photographs of Oren Williams and Wallace Underwood, two professional photographers who captured life there from the late 1800s to the early years of the twentieth century. Highlights include John Boynton, village tinsmith who found... Read More
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The villages of Templeton, originally called Narragansett, were founded in the mid-eighteenth century along the banks of the region's rivers and ponds. With adequate water power, agriculture and industry flourished, producing hay, corn, wool, paper, bricks, iron kitchenware, and all types of furniture. Templeton shares the history of the villages through the vintage photographs of Oren Williams and Wallace Underwood, two professional photographers who captured life there from the late 1800s to the early years of the twentieth century. Highlights include John Boynton, village tinsmith who founded Worcester Polytechnic Institute; the Templeton Hotel, which was destroyed by fire in 1888; and the Narragansett House, a popular destination for sleighing and school parties.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 16th June 2004
  • State: Massachusetts
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738536101
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Author Bio
Harry Aldrich Jr. and Brian P. Tanguay are active members of the Narragansett Historical Society and have compiled this memorable history from the society's archive and their personal collections. Profits from the sale of this book will benefit the society.
Harry Aldrich Jr. and Brian P. Tanguay are active members of the Narragansett Historical Society and have compiled this memorable history from the society's archive and their personal collections. Profits from the sale of this book will benefit the society.
Harry Aldrich Jr. and Brian P. Tanguay are active members of the Narragansett Historical Society and have compiled this memorable history from the society's archive and their personal collections. Profits from the sale of this book will benefit the society.
The villages of Templeton, originally called Narragansett, were founded in the mid-eighteenth century along the banks of the region's rivers and ponds. With adequate water power, agriculture and industry flourished, producing hay, corn, wool, paper, bricks, iron kitchenware, and all types of furniture. Templeton shares the history of the villages through the vintage photographs of Oren Williams and Wallace Underwood, two professional photographers who captured life there from the late 1800s to the early years of the twentieth century. Highlights include John Boynton, village tinsmith who founded Worcester Polytechnic Institute; the Templeton Hotel, which was destroyed by fire in 1888; and the Narragansett House, a popular destination for sleighing and school parties.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 16th June 2004
  • State: Massachusetts
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738536101
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Harry Aldrich Jr. and Brian P. Tanguay are active members of the Narragansett Historical Society and have compiled this memorable history from the society's archive and their personal collections. Profits from the sale of this book will benefit the society.
Harry Aldrich Jr. and Brian P. Tanguay are active members of the Narragansett Historical Society and have compiled this memorable history from the society's archive and their personal collections. Profits from the sale of this book will benefit the society.
Harry Aldrich Jr. and Brian P. Tanguay are active members of the Narragansett Historical Society and have compiled this memorable history from the society's archive and their personal collections. Profits from the sale of this book will benefit the society.