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| Title | Sturbridge Commons, Massachusetts |
| Coverage / Year | 1830s to Present |
| Description | The commons, an open area of Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts, were laid out with buildings grouped around the edges. |
| Interpretation | In the New England colonies, as in the French settlements in the American Bottom, commons were areas set aside for communal use, grazing domestic animals, gathering wood, and hunting. Both arose from medieval customs in England, but while the French continued to farm in narrow strips, in New England the farmers tilled their land in square plots at the edge of town. The early French homes were laid out in rows at the end of the strips (long lots), but later, as in New England, they were clustered together for mutual protection. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | French in Illinois; Communities and Geography; World Environments; Celebrations and Festivals; Governing Ourselves; Settling in the Midwest |
| Learning Standards | 16 History; 17 Geography; 18 Social systems; |
| Author or Creator | Illinois Heritage Association |
| Source | 35mm slide |
| Subject / Keywords | City planning; French Colonial Period; |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois Heritage Association
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | IHA00042 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 87.jpg |
