A Comment about The Maine Spirit Blog

Historians and horse lovers owe a great debt of gratitude to Stephen Thompson for his thorough and fascinating survey of Maine’s tie to the magnificent beast that, in both work and sport, was a principal means of tying this vast state together in the long era before the automobile. Water Village, my history of Waterville, only touches on the horse, most particularly the astonishing creature named Nelson. Thompson’s work reveals the full tale of the impact of these beloved animals in this area, and in celebration of the horse, future generations will be grateful to know a story that otherwise might have been lost in the mists of time. -- Earl Smith, Dean of College, Emeritus, Colby College

Friday, April 17, 2020

The Horse as a Worker in the Field -- Preparing Garden Space at Camp Chewonki



It has been said that the horse replaced the ox and that the automobile and other gas operated machines replaced the horse. Farming with horses began in the 19th century and in Maine up into the 1930s and even the early 1940s. This video produced by the staff at Camp Chewonki describes in detail its use of the horse in its preparation of garden space to provide vegetables to the people of Lincoln County.

To learn more about Chewonki,
click this link: Camp Chewonki.

Click the link below to watch a contemporary video on The Horse as Worker in the Field.

Posted by at
Labels:

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)