Hampden, Hicks in the Sticks

xoxoxoBruce · 03-23-2016, 07:42 AM

This is a drone video of the old cemetery on Chapin road. Some of the dates go back to the 1700s. I had to turn the sound down half way.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-01-2016, 04:15 PM

But they still just do what they want to do!
Why can't they be like we were,
Perfect in every way?
What's the matter with kids today?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-10-2016, 11:21 PM

In 1763 the town was incorporated as part of Wilbraham, until it split off in 1868. The road from NY to Boston passed through until Ben Franklin moved it over to make the Boston Post Road come out even. The Scantic river at an elevation of about 250 ft, squeezed in between 1000 ft peaks, was fed by a number of streams, so it had water power. But being 15 miles from the City of Springfield, the Connecticut River, and the railroad, when horse and wagon was the only alternative, I'm amazed how much industry happened.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-21-2017, 03:06 PM

I remember them well, although they had been shut down for years. My grandfather supplied much of the wood, but he called them coke kilns.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-28-2018, 07:47 AM

My brother sent me this clipping from a paper published by the Hampden County Improvement League which was a state agricultural extension agency of U-Mass.
We done good. My 2 year old that won first in the state also was Grand Champion at the Eastern States Exposition. She had a purty mouth.
Showmanship was a spotless animal groomed with shiny hooves and horns. Led by a person with white shirt, khaki pants(creased), shiny shoes and combed hair. Not my bag.

03-23-2016, 07:42 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This is a drone video of the old cemetery on Chapin road. Some of the dates go back to the 1700s. I had to turn the sound down half way. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-01-2016, 04:15 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	But they still just do what they want to do! Why can't they be like we were, Perfect in every way? What's the matter with kids today? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-10-2016, 11:21 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	In 1763 the town was incorporated as part of Wilbraham, until it split off in 1868. The road from NY to Boston passed through until Ben Franklin moved it over to make the Boston Post Road come out even. The Scantic river at an elevation of about 250 ft, squeezed in between 1000 ft peaks, was fed by a number of streams, so it had water power. But being 15 miles from the City of Springfield, the Connecticut River, and the railroad, when horse and wagon was the only alternative, I'm amazed how much industry happened. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-21-2017, 03:06 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I remember them well, although they had been shut down for years. My grandfather supplied much of the wood, but he called them coke kilns. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-28-2018, 07:47 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	My brother sent me this clipping from a paper published by the Hampden County Improvement League which was a state agricultural extension agency of U-Mass. We done good. My 2 year old that won first in the state also was Grand Champion at the Eastern States Exposition. She had a purty mouth. Showmanship was a spotless animal groomed with shiny hooves and horns. Led by a person with white shirt, khaki pants(creased), shiny shoes and combed hair. Not my bag. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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