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Fiftieth Week, Saturday's "Medfield Historical Minute"
Thank you to Richard DeSorgher for sharing an abundance of Medfield Historical Minutes with all of us!
A Medfield Historical Minute...
Although the Coronavirus is still part of our daily lives, there is hope on the horizon that we will not be isolated too much longer as vaccinations are now taking place. Medfield Historical
Minutes were Richard's way of "giving you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation" by sharing his knowledge of Medfield history.
These daily postings have been a huge hit with Patch readers, however as we approach 364 pieces of historical information shared, these "little somethings" as Richard called them will come to an end after Week 52. A huge thank you to Richard DeSorgher for his time and
dedication to sharing the history of Medfield with our community for one full year.
This "Medfield Historical Minute" is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.
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"Following the large number of deaths due to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, Medfield asked the state to provide for their own cemetery for state hospital residents who died and to no longer bury their dead at Vine Lake Cemetery. The state built a new cemetery on four acres of land, west of the hospital grounds (off today’s Route 27) between Hospital Road and the Charles River. A total of 55 hospital residents died of the influenza in 1918."