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Carlisle
Author(s): The Carlisle Historical Society
ISBN: 9780738537092
# of Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
On Sale Date: 02/14/2005
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Book Description:
Carlisle’s earliest settlers lived in the northernmost part of Concord c. 1650. This community, firmly rooted in agricultural soil, became a town in 1805. In 1900, the population was four hundred eighty, comprised mostly of farm families. By 1960, only five large farms remained, and the population had soared to fifteen hundred. Although Carlisle’s agricultural days are over, three working farms, many historic barns scattered through town, and the area’s only cranberry bog echo its rural past. With its town meeting government, town common, steepled churches, and vast conservation lands, Carlisle reflects the best of New England small-town life.
Author Bio: The Carlisle Historical Society compiled this history with images from its own photograph collection and from the Gleason Public Library. In addition, many townspeople have contributed their family photographs, embodying the spirit of community that has always characterized this town.
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