Mark D Posted May 1, 2011 Report Posted May 1, 2011 Took a nice ride today. Decided to head to Sudbury MA to take a few pictures at Longfellows Wayside Inn. The Inn is oldest still operating in the United States and has been serving travelers along the old Boston Post Road for almost 300 years. The Wayside Inn Grist Mill was built under the direction of former property owner Henry Ford, and ground its first "grist" on Thanksgiving day, 1929. (My great grandfather was one of the Masons who built the stone structure.) The mill is water-powered, and uses two separate grinding-stones to produce the corn meal and wheat flour that is used in Longfellow's Wayside Inn's baked goods. The Martha Mary Chapel was built in 1940 under the direction of Henry Ford using timbers that were downed during the great 1938 hurricane. The chapel is a not old, but old Henry wanted it to look old and fit into the surroundings. The chapel was dedicated by Mr. and Mrs. Ford as a tribute to their mothers, Martha Bryant and Mary Ford. The Redstone School (so named because of its former location on Redstone Hill in Sterling, MA) is a classic New England one-room school, dating from 1798 and moved to Sudbury in 1927. The building was used as part of the Sudbury school system from 1927 to 1951, teaching grades one through four. The Redstone School was built in 1798, was purchased by Henry Ford and relocated to the churchyard on the property of Longfellow's Wayside Inn. The Redstone School is famous for being the school mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Mary had a little lamb". Oh and Ruby doesn't look that bad either but I think old Henry might have had a problem with a Plymouth so proudly parked in front of his edifaces. Quote
1940plymouth Posted May 1, 2011 Report Posted May 1, 2011 Great photos and thanks for the history lesson:) Quote
1940plymouth Posted May 1, 2011 Report Posted May 1, 2011 Here is a photo of a one room school house that dates back to the 1850's, it is now used as a hunting camp. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted May 1, 2011 Report Posted May 1, 2011 Thanks Mark. Nice pics and interesting info. The car is lookin' good. Quote
Mark D Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Posted May 2, 2011 Here is a photo of a one room school house that dates back to the 1850's' date=' it is now used as a hunting camp.[/quote']Thanks Mark. Nice pics and interesting info. The car is lookin' good. That school house looks alot like the one in Sudbury, MA. There's another local here in Stow, MA that's nearly the same style but built of brick. Another photo op I suppose... Quote
busycoupe Posted May 2, 2011 Report Posted May 2, 2011 My wife and I took our Dodge to Sudbury last fall and took the attached picture in front of the Wayside Inn. It used to be one of our favorite places to have dinner. We moved to North Carolina at the beginning of last month, now I'll have to find some other photo ops, and dinner locals. Dave Quote
Mark D Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Posted May 2, 2011 Wow - nice shot Dave! I recall seeing your relocation posts. I'm about ten years away from an early retirement, and plan to be in your area when its time to unplug from corporate life. We're currently looking at the Mt. Airy, NC area. Gotta love that early spring and extended fall season. - Mark Quote
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