Dorset Historical Society: 'Images of America: Dorset'
Images of America: Dorset
From 1768 on, people settled in several parts of Dorset, creating 14 school districts and six distinct villages. Join us as we examine the histories of these villages through photographs from the 1850s to 1960. Discover the industry and recreation of North Dorset, the marble mills of East Dorset, the quarries of South Dorset, and the buisnesses of Dorset Village, as well as the people who have called Dorset home: Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Bill Wilson, authors Elizabeth Prentiss and Zephine Humphrey, quarry and orchard entrepreneur Ernest West, and many others.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
Publisher: The History Press
Author: Dorset Historical Society
Format: Softcover
Number of Pages: 128
Number of Images: 193
Dimensions: 6 x 9 Inches (US)
Original publication year: 2025
ISBN: 9781467162128
From 1768 on, people settled in several parts of Dorset, creating 14 school districts and six distinct villages. Join us as we examine the histories of these villages through photographs from the 1850s to 1960. Discover the industry and recreation of North Dorset, the marble mills of East Dorset, the quarries of South Dorset, and the buisnesses of Dorset Village, as well as the people who have called Dorset home: Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Bill Wilson, authors Elizabeth Prentiss and Zephine Humphrey, quarry and orchard entrepreneur Ernest West, and many others.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
Publisher: The History Press
Author: Dorset Historical Society
Format: Softcover
Number of Pages: 128
Number of Images: 193
Dimensions: 6 x 9 Inches (US)
Original publication year: 2025
ISBN: 9781467162128