by Carol Poole (Author), Dorothy Doolittle Farnan (Author)
Winchester's early history was determined by two natural resources: the Ashuelot River and the Pisgah forest. The river was a source of water, power, and transportation for early settlers. The vast old-growth trees in the area known as Pisgah naturall
Author Biography
Carol Lamprey Poole is curator of the Sheridan House Museum and a former writer and editor for the Return of the Winchester Star. Dorothy Doolittle Farnan, a lifelong resident of Winchester, was the assistant librarian at Conant Library for many years and the founding curator of the Sheridan House Museum. Most of the pictures included here come from the collections of the Conant Library and the Winchester Historical Society.
