Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Glad to hear I'm not losing my mind...:-) And I'm probably also one of the only Americans you've ever 'met' who took a course in college entitled U.S./Canadian Diplomatic History... -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Greg Locke Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 3:05 PM To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] Many Pictures A Day > > In the USofA, the traditional salt box had a single roof line > extending from the ridge pole straight down across the > attached 'shed,' which looks to be part of the main house. > Your 'salt box' just looks like a typical mid-century farm > house with a shed addition across the rear. And while there > are some so-called salt boxes built today in developments > here and there, in New England most tend to 18th, rather than > 19th century houses. You are most correct in your definition of a Salt Box and one of the few people I've ever met who knew a real saltbox on sight. We called the house at Hog's Nose a "modified" salt box because the extra floor was added after the fact thus raising the roof line above the "linhay" (the shed-porch-thing at the rear). Indeed, New England and Newfoundland share a long history of trade, immigration and family connections. Up until 1949 (when we were sold into Canadian slavery by the Brits) most of our commercial and cultural connections were with "The Boston States" as they were called here. Cheers, Greg _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information