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November 18, 2006
Rockland, Abington, Whitman
I did a quick jaunt to the South Shore today to knock three more towns off from Project 351.
First stop was Rockland, where the most notable thing I could find was the 1745 House, which has been moved from its original location, needs repair and is boarded shut. They can't all be worldbeaters.
Next was Abington, notable for being the first town in Masachusetts alphabetically. I saw on a map something called Island Grove Park, which looked pleasant and scenic. So I parked on a side road and walked into the woods, and saw a stagnant pool that looked much smaller in real life than it did on the map. Prepared to be disappointed, I trudged on a little further...and found the lake I expected, which is very nice and has a really cool footbridge across it. Never give up, I suppose is the lesson.
Finally, trivia! What famous dessert is associated with the town of Whitman?
Did you say Whitman's Samplers? That's so, so incorrect. I'm sorry. Whitman is actually the location of the Toll House, a longtime waystation between Boston and New Bedford. In the 1930s, the Toll House Inn was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield, and Mrs. Wakefield was apparently the first person to make chocolate-chip cookies. At least the most marketing-savvy person. The Toll House burned down in 1984, and it's now only a commemorative sign at a Wendy's. In lieu of a basket of piping-hot cookies, I got the grilled chicken combo meal. A little anticlimactic.
30 down, 321 to go!
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