Update on historical information

From Patricia Cummings:

The flood of 2006 has permanently reconfigured our backyard. We now have a "scenic view" of flowing water, visible from the backyard, and from the upper levels of our home.

In speaking further with our neighbor, he has told us that the mill, that was previously located where his home is now, was a place which made wool for Civil War uniforms, for the boys in "blue." He described a rock which is permanently stained blue. We assume that the dyestuff was indigo, a very permanent dye. His home is built on the foundation of a portion of the former mill.

Downstream, in back of our house, there was just one mill, not the two previously reported (sorry about that mistake). Our neighbor tells us that the mill created fish barrel kits for the seaport of Boston, as I had stated in my first post.

Apparently, West Concord played a larger part in the "Industrial Revolution" than we had previously realized.

I love all of these historical tidbits. One charming item that we found in the cellar is a "dance card." It seems that it may have been a custom to promise dances to various would-be suitors before a dance. Either that, or a young lady might use the fancy card to record the names of those she danced with, perhaps to save in a scrapbook.

Will share any further developments about the results of the flood, or any new information later.