Greetings all,

 

I’ve just finished viewing Thornton Wilder’s wonderful classic 1940 movie version of his play “Our Town”, and knowing the mountain village setting to be modeled after Peterborough, NH, was disoriented by the coordinates put forward as the play opens:

 

The name of our town is Grover’s Corners, N.H., just over the line from Massachusetts; latitude 42 degrees, 40 minutes, longitude 70 degrees, 37 minutes.

 

Poking around a bit, I discovered this creative classroom exercise, and thought to share:                                                                                                                                             

 

https://www.esri.com/content/dam/esrisites/en-us/media/pdf/geoinquiries/american-lit/7-ourtown-amlit-geoInquiry.pdf

 

Best wishes to all for a fine 2020,

 

Alison Pechenick

UVM Faculty, retired

 

 

P.S.  William Holden fans:  For a wild contrast, watch Our Town and Stalag 17 in close proximity.

 

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