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White Letters. Making of the Modern World Hindes. Winooski Falls. “In 1787, he came…for the purpose of building mills; he moved into the house with Ira Allen…”. Shelburne Falls c. 1850. “After completing mills for Allen, he went to Shelburne and built mills there.”. Flax.

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  1. White Letters Making of the Modern World Hindes

  2. Winooski Falls “In 1787, he came…for the purpose of building mills; he moved into the house with Ira Allen…”

  3. Shelburne Falls c. 1850 “After completing mills for Allen, he went to Shelburne and built mills there.”

  4. Flax • Native plant used for making linen clothing. “In those days everything was manufactured in the family. Flax was raised from the seed and manufactured into everything necessary.”

  5. Congregational Church & Foot stove “Some few ladies carried small foot stoves; one lady had a little colored boy carry hers.”

  6. Colchester Falls to Shelburne Point “They travelled by marked trees, forded the LaPlatt river on a bar below the mouth.” Mouth of the Laplatte River

  7. University of Vermont (U.V.M.) “Prof. Lucas Hubbell of the U.V.M. called me ‘red bird’.”

  8. War of 1812: Raid on Shelburne “I looked up and saw two or three British boats with several men in them.”

  9. Van Ness House “The schoolroom was in the west of the “Mills Row” next door east of what is now known as the Van Ness House.”

  10. Burlington c. 1830

  11. Champlain Canal 1823

  12. Shelburne Tavern “I went to visit my aunt, who kept the hotel, or called Tavern in those days. While there, Mingo, a runaway slave,…called.”

  13. Being a Historian • Identify your theme • Write a one page (typed 1.5 spaced) essay. • Minimum Requirements: • Include at least one quote with (p. #) • Explain the context of the letter • Location, time period, etc. • Explain the significance of what you learned about your topic. • Why does it matter? • How does this help us better understand the past? • Contrast with the present day.

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