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1962
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The settlements of America were originally based on a European design. But with all the land to be had in America, what were once neatly planned towns and villages grew outward on tangents; the European design didn't work here. Featured here are two plans, published in "The Gentleman's Magazine," for towns that followed strict grid patterns with a large central square, that did not consider the newfound mobility of America's settlers.
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Old-Time New England
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The settlements of America were originally based on a European design. But with all the land to be had in America, what were once neatly planned towns and villages grew outward on tangents; the European design didn't work here. Featured here are two plans, published in "The Gentleman's Magazine," for towns that followed strict grid patterns with a large central square, that did not consider the newfound mobility of America's settlers.
Volume 53, Number 189 (Summer, 1962)
Wendell D. Garrett (Author)
(1962). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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