Community Corner
Twenty-seventh Week, Saturday'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.
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.
"1896 saw a major fire at Noon Hill. Newspaper accounts said: “A fire left burning at a camp along the Charles River near Dwight’s Bridge resulted in over 200 acres of woodland being burned. Hundreds of cords of wood, piled up ready for market, were destroyed along with two houses. In a strong gale the flames were often more than 40 feet high. The fire roared through the pines like a furnace. Loss was estimated at $2,000. But for the fact that the wind died out, the whole of Noon Hill would have been burned over. It was one of the worst fires in the history of the town. Great credit was due the fire department and the town citizens who responded without want of pay.”
