tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711488334730918289.post473776819445771711..comments2023-10-18T02:42:35.754-07:00Comments on What Ceres Might Say: 1791-1808 - TRANSITION FROM SETTLEMENT CLEARINGS TO FARMSold vermonterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437852385116201517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711488334730918289.post-66432500283690929292011-03-13T19:23:12.232-07:002011-03-13T19:23:12.232-07:00The Justin Smith Morrill Homestead in Strafford is...The Justin Smith Morrill Homestead in Strafford is a National Historic Landmark. One of the gardens there has what I am sure is a potash kettle. See photo here:<br /><br />yankeeaca.blogspot.com/2010/09/justin-smith-morrill.html<br /><br />But it is not identified as such. I wonder if they know what they have?George Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069401916023329088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711488334730918289.post-75112978867089518472011-03-13T19:11:18.412-07:002011-03-13T19:11:18.412-07:00Roger, interesting info about the potash industry!...Roger, interesting info about the potash industry! I did not realize that England went to such lengths to encourage potash production in the Colonies. In any event, the potash industry is a part of our agricultural heritage that is now largely forgotten. One can still see potash kettles in the countryside, but many people do not know what they are. There are photos of two potash kettles in this post:<br /><br />yankeeaca.blogspot.com/2008/04/forgotten-potash-economy.html<br /><br />So, was the Samuel Hopkins of Patent #1 fame from Pittsford, Vermont, or Philadelphia? Alas, I fear it was Philadelphia, in spite of the historical marker on US-7 in Pittsford. More on that case of mistaken identity here:<br /><br />bremlang.blogspot.com/2010/08/first-patent.htmlGeorge Putnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069401916023329088noreply@blogger.com