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Forty Sixth Week, Monday's "Medfield Historical Minute"
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis.
A Medfield Historical Minute...
This "Medfield Historical Minute" is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis. A different "Medfield Historical Minute" will appear each day during the Crisis.
"January 19, 1810 is known in Medfield and throughout New England as “Cold Friday.” According to the New England Historical Society, Medfield and New England faced one of the greatest temperature drops in history. The drop in temperature came with the storm that produced hurricane force winds that damaged and, in some cases, blew down houses and barns. Cattle froze in their barns. It was so cold “pens would not write though they were right next to the fireplace.” What made Cold Friday so lethal was the sudden, steep drop in temperature that caught people unaware. It was reported that in the Medfield area the temperature dropped from 49 degrees on Thursday to -14 below zero on Friday, a drop of 63 degrees in a little over 15 hours."