Tag: history

Image of the Day – Map of Concord MA, 1852

MAP

OF THE TOWN OF

CONCORD

MIDDLESEX COUNTY MASS.

Surveyed by Authority of the Town

H.F. WALLING CIVIL ENGR.

No. 81 Washington Street Boston

1852

REMARKS

Concord was settled in 1635, & then included in its limits, nearly the whole of Carlisle, Bedford, Lincoln, Sudbury, & Acton.

The Total Length of Public Highways is… 58 1/4 Mile

The Length of the Fitchburg R.R. in Concord is… 4 2/3 “

Total Area of the town… 15178 Acres

Ara Covered by water about… 275 “

Area occupied by Roads & Rail Roads about… 130 “

Population in 1850… 2249

Distances from the Town Pump opposite the Town Hall are marked on the Roads

The Town Lines are laid down principally from old Surveys. White Pond & Walden Pond from Surveys by H.D. Thoreau, Civ. Engr.

Since most of the posts have been in Concord and will continue to be for a little while, I thought this would be fun.

Image of the Day – Photograph of meteorologist in Antarctica

Photo by Frank Hurley, between 1911-1914

Frank Hurley was an Australian photographer, explorer, and filmmaker. Among his adventures were Antarctic expeditions including the legendary Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition under Ernest Shackleton (the aborted attempt to cross the continent) and the earlier, lesser-known, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, a successful scientific effort led by Douglas Mawson.

Here we see a portrait from Mawson expedition. The subject is of of meteorologist Cecil Madigan, who has returned to camp in the middle of a blizzard, resulting in dramatic ice buildup over his face and goggles.