Wakefield

by Nancy Bertrand

Book Overview

First explored by a small band of colonists from Lynn, the land we now know as Wakefield was formally settled in 1644 when seven families and seven houses were clustered around the shores of the "Great Pond" (Lake Quannapowitt). From this pioneer settlement in the middle of the forest primeval, the town grew into a sleepy farming village, then a bustling industrial center, and finally emerged as a settled suburban community. Along the way, it changed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738504955
• ISBN13: 9780738504957
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.2" x 9.0"