Soil
Representative Geographical Samples
Sod and Loam
fl;1998;1757;in. not yet constructed, 2002.
Sod Specimen, leaves, grass tiny, little pieces of sticks and other vegetation. Special illumination. Four sided glass vitrine.
Not long after the settlement of Hartland, an Indian used to pass annually through Fieldsville inquiring for a man by the name of Smith, and it was learned that “Capt.” Samuel Smith, who was born in 1757 and who served as one of Washington’s bodyguards, had, as an unthinking youth, come upon an Indian papoose while out reconnoitering with other Minute Men near Bellows Falls. Carrying the babe up the river, they set it down near Waterquechee where it was found by the pursuing parents. The Indians learned that Smith was the culprit, and from that day sought to wreak their vengeance upon him. He made a home on “Smith Hill” in the “Weed District,” raising a family there, and so far as known, was never molested.
Nancy Darling, “History and Anniversary of the Town of Hartland, Vermont,” The Vermonter, “The State Magazine 1763—1913, Published Monthly by Chas. R. Cummings, White River Junction, Vt., November, 1913, p. 217-34 and December, 1913, pp. 241–258.
