Reading the Forested Landscape
Published on May 08, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Learning Target
Document 2-3 artifacts that allow you to tell the story of the landscape behind GM
Agenda
- Warm up: Comparing Maps
- New Learning: What to look for in the landscape
- Take a walk and document
Sheep
1810-11
First Merino Sheep from Spain
The landscape of Vermont was transformed by events that happend on the other side of the Atlantic
William Jarvis
Weathersfield, Vermont
In 1811 Jarvis imported thousands of Merino sheep. By 1830 Weathersfield was one of the richest towns in New England.
1,000,000+
1837
1812 -1850
If you see a stone wall it was likely built after 1812
Strict laws for these walls. Each had to be 4.5 ft high. Often times they were topped with branches to keep them at the correct height. Each town had an inspector of walls who would make sure that the all sheep walls were well maintained.
Pillows & Cradles
Flattened ground means pastureland
Branch Growth
Toward Sunlight
1870
Barbed Wire means pasture for cows
1880
Still pasturing sheep
