Arlington, The Story of a Social Studies Unit for Grade 4

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Title:
Arlington, The Story of a Social Studies Unit for Grade 4
Description:
Typed book, with plain, brown paper covers, with hole punched papers held together by metal rings. This textbook was prepared by fourth grade teachers at Arlington schools, and is designed to introduce fourth graders to Arlington history. Includes chapters on the original settlement, industry and farming in Arlington, Arlington's role in the revolutionary war, local geography, local government, Arlington in 1958, and the role that town employees play. The second half of the book contains more material to be used with the earlier chapters, including an interview with Clinton Schwamb about Mill Brook when he was younger, an rememberance with Esther Bailey about school in the later 1800s, a story about the Indian statue crafted by Cyrus Dallin, and several articles about Arlington's infrastructure. Each chapter contains a few questions about the material, as well as suggestions of things to do to learn more. There are various maps and diagrams. Typed paper Size 8-1/2" x 11-1/4", 101 pages
Creator:
Arlington teachers of the 4th grade under supervision of Francis P. Moran
Date:
1959
Format:
Documents
Location:
Arlington Historical Society
Collection (local):
Arlington Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Churches
Electricity
Elementary school students
Government employees
Ice cutting
Land development
Land use
Market gardening
Militias
Mills
Native Americans
Natural gas
Public schools
Schools
Suburban life
Telephones
Textbooks
Town life
Town meetings
Adams, Joel
Adams, Joseph (1715-1794)
Bailey, Esther
Blackington, Nabby
Cooke, George
Dallin, Cyrus E.
Fowle, Samuel Abbot
Griffiths, Charles
Learned, Ebenezer
Peirce, George
Russell, Jason (1717-1775)
Schouler, James
Schwamb, Charles
Schwamb, Clinton Warren
Schwamb, Theodore
Stearns, Abner
Symmes, Stephen
Wood, William Thorning
Wyman, Abner
Algonquin
April 19, 1775
Arlington Advocate
Arlington Fire Department
Arlington Police
Friendship Engine Company
Mill Brook
Name change
Post Office
Revolutionary War
Robbins Library
Russell Store
Spy Pond
Symmes Arlington Hospital
Uncle Sam
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Identifier:
1985.33.23
B1649BA2-8AAA-498C-9F09-208712281631