The sawyer fed a long board through the water-powered saw. All around the open-air mill blazed the glory of New England in the Fall.
The trees were warm water-colors of yellow, orange, green, and a little red. Their reflection dappled even under the old grey wooden covered bridge.
Old Sturbridge Village is a living history museum set in 1830s New England.
It brings to life the day-to-day hard work of the time roughly half a century after the American Revolution.
The main way of life of course was farming, supported by developing industry.
In addition to the sawmill, there’s a gristmill, a carding mill, a country store, a bank, a print shop, a blacksmith shop, a shoe shop, a cooper shop, and a law office.
Women’s work, like dying wool, was done in or near their small homes.
Set on 200 acres, OSV is open to visitors year-round. But like New England itself it’s most spectacular in Fall.
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