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The Site of Thoreau's House

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 15 Mar 19

Henry David Thoreau is considered by many to be the father of the ecology movement in the US. He built the house at Walden Pond on land owned by a friend and built a house there which cost him $28.12.5.He lived there for two...

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Have you gone swimming anywhere interesting this summer?

Suzieqmom @Suzieqmom (2755) • United States 2 Sep 10

My family and I visited Walden Pond for the first time this summer, and got to swim in the lake made famous by Thoreau. Although it has become a tourist spot, and is visited by thousands of people a week, it is still a beautiful...

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