Tag Archives: Henry David Thoreau
Travel Photo of the Day (Jan. 9)
Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts. This was one of the ponds by Thoreau’s house. The actual pond is much larger.
Travel Photo of the Day (Dec. 18)
Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
The next stop in Concord, Massachusetts was the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, dedicated in 1855. This cemetery has several famous authors buried here, including Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau. This is also the burial site … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, American Literature, Cemeteries, Civil War, Concord, Daniel Chester French, Henry David Thoreau, Lincoln Memorial, Louisa May Alcott, Massachusetts, Melvin Memorial, Minute Man Statue, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Transcendentalism
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Old Manse
The next stop after the North Bridge was the Old Manse which is close to the bridge and the Concord River. This house was erected by Rev. William Emerson in 1770. William was the grandfather to Ralph Waldo Emerson, a famous … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, Bronson Alcott, Concord River, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, Massachusetts Archaeological/Historic Landmark, Mosses from an Old Manse, National Historic Landmark, Nature, North Bridge, Old Manse, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sophia Peabody, William Emerson
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A Step back in time
This past Sunday I hit the road to visit some places I had never been to. I’m a little embarrassed that I have been living in Boston for five years and I am just now getting out to Concord, Massachusetts … Continue reading
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