Showing posts with label Tide mills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tide mills. Show all posts

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Ripe for preservation

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The Souther Tide Mill, built in the early 1800s, may not survive another New England winter without an infusion of preservation funds. It would be sad to lose this slice of Quincy's coastal history. From what I've read, there are very few colonial tide mills in existence.

Summer Attraction

This tiger swallowtail butterfly was a delight to see pollinating the phlox bed along my driveway.