downeastdigger
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It was interesting to see this feature article on the front page of the Sunday Globe today. It is titles "THESE WOODS ARE LOVELY, DARK, AND BACK".
AS a woods digger here in New England, these photos are especially interesting, because at least for me, as I "read the woods", and look for sections of old growth ( 200 yr old trees), it generally shows me where there could be a bottle dump. This is because at the turn of the Century in New England, almost all the trees had been cut down. And people didnt have trash piles out in an open field, they usually dumped stuff behind what few trees were left on their property.
This first picture shows a hillside in Petersham NH in 1880. If you lived in one of those houses in the picture, you'd probably thrown your trash in one of those little pockets of trees.
AS a woods digger here in New England, these photos are especially interesting, because at least for me, as I "read the woods", and look for sections of old growth ( 200 yr old trees), it generally shows me where there could be a bottle dump. This is because at the turn of the Century in New England, almost all the trees had been cut down. And people didnt have trash piles out in an open field, they usually dumped stuff behind what few trees were left on their property.
This first picture shows a hillside in Petersham NH in 1880. If you lived in one of those houses in the picture, you'd probably thrown your trash in one of those little pockets of trees.
