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Friday's “Medfield Historical Minute"
Town Historian, Richard DeSorgher, has offered a week's worth of "Medfield Historical Minutes" for the community to enjoy!
A Medfield Historical Minute...
This “Medfield Historical Minute” is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis.
A different “Medfield Historical Minute” will appear each day during the Crisis.
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March 27, 2020 - Friday's MEDFIELD HISTORICAL MINUTE:
"The year 1876 was a bad one for fires.
The South Schoolhouse, located near the intersection of South and High Streets, was burnt. It was then rebuilt at a cost of $1,546.
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The Orthodox Congregational Church (now the UCC Church) with all its contents, as well as the chapel burnt to the ground.
The straw hat factory of Daniel D. Curtis on North Street (now site of the Montrose School) took fire.
In spite of all efforts to save it, the flames swept steadily on until the entire building burnt to the ground. The present structure was then built in its place."
