Community Corner
Forty Third Week, Tuesday'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.
"At the time of Medfield’s 250th anniversary in 1901, the town was still a lovely village with green fields, lush meadows, and winding rivers. The Town had already established itself as a location for artists and musicians. Noted artists George Inness and Dennis Miller Bunker had resided here as did musicians Charles Martin Loeffler and James Carroll Bartlett. Medfield had grown to 1,600 residents, not counting the patients at the state hospital. It was a typical New England Town consisting of 335 dwellings. A tax rate of 1.1% based on town-wide valuation of $1,454,265 met the appropriated obligation of $17,347. Education had the highest share of the town budget; $5,375."