Bridgewater: A Century Ago
THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY AT CAPACITY!
Sponsored by the Bridgewater Historical Society and Bridgewater Land Trust
Look for a second presentation at the Hilltop Center coming in May! email julie@bridgewaterlandtrust.org
A wine and cheese reception to follow.
Join us on a visual journey through Bridgewater: A Century Ago. It’s hard to imagine that just 100 years ago, Bridgewater was a town of narrow dirt roads, few automobiles, and mail delivered by horse and wood-shod sled. Tobacco farming was at its peak, dairy farms dotted the landscape, and the mighty Housatonic River flowed through town. At the heart of the village, a library built of Mine Hill granite rose as a community landmark, followed a few years later by the Burnham School in 1929—both gifts of Clipper Ship Captain William D. Burnham.
