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Thirty Third Week, Sunday's "Medfield Historical Minute"

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.

1924 Ford Sedan
1924 Ford Sedan (Courtesy photo)

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.

"In 1924 Rolin Babcock, age 16, was instantly killed when the Ford sedan in which he was a passenger, collided head on with a horse and buggy just across the Charles River. Some say the buggy, driven by a Millis man, was on the wrong side of the road. No blame was attached to anyone."

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