Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Concord's Literary Greats - Alcott, Hawthorne, Thoreau and Emerson


Old Manse was built in 1770 for patriot minister William Emerson, who died during the American Revolution. The house became home to his son Ralph Emerson and later Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Backyard Boathouse

The North Bridge is also in the backyard, and this is where the fighting for the American Revolution began. Mrs. Emerson watched the battle from her upstairs bedroom

A view of the back of the house

Henry David Thoreau built a very small cabin next to Walden Pond where he spent some time writing

The cabin no longer exists but only stone remnants





Home of Louisa May Alcott who wrote Little Women


Hawthorne's home - The Wayside













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