Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer Mass volume 2
Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer Mass volume 2
Henry M Henry Mendell Tower
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Ss of the magnificent forests that cov- ered these hills with their beautiful foliage and tall swaying branches, as the}- added so much to the grandeur of the landscape from any point of view. This devastation, however, is no more noticeable in the town of Spencer than in many other towns and villages in New England, as probably all have shared the same fate and have been subjected to like changes, to make way for the various internal improvements that have followed. The first inroad into this ...wilderness for the purpose of plant- ing a haliitation here, was made by one Nathaniel Wood, who purchased one hundred acres of land near the Brookfield line and built a dwelling upon it for himself and famil}-, and this was the first house in town. The second was erected b}' Samuel Bemis and was near that of Mr. Wood, while a third was built in 17'2() by John Graton in the southeasterl\- part of the town. From this time on little by little the forests were cut away and new homes located, but it was not until after the clo.
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