Walpole - Hardcover

Ranaldi, Deborah; Ciannavei, Guy; Parker PhD RN Faan, Dr Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531642381 ISBN 13: 9781531642389

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 1998

Synopsis

Walpole, Massachusetts, located about 20 miles southwest of Boston, has undergone an interesting
transformation from a rural community dotted with farms, to an industrial landscape dominated by factories and plants, to a modern bedroom suburb of Boston. This volume of over two hundred photographs, many published for the first time, presents a well-rounded view of Walpole from the late eighteenth century into the mid-twentieth century. Readers will see a Walpole that has mostly disappeared and will have the opportunity to stroll down Main Street before it and other roads were paved, to observe and peek into forgotten, antiquated homes and government buildings, and to walk in the shadows of the great mills. Two of the nationally known industries that this book touches upon are Kendall's Curity, which produced diapers, band aids, and other medical supplies; and Bird and Son, which manufactured roofing shingles, siding products, floor coverings, and cardboard boxes.

About this title

About the Author

Barbara Parker is Associate Professor of management at the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531642381
• ISBN 13: 9781531642389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130