However, with the exception of the pond, all evidence of the sawmill had disappeared by the time the Village was being developed. The District School, erected in Candia, ME in 1800, found its way to the Village in 1955. Long before the Revolutionary War, most New England towns were required to tax themselves to provide tuition-free schools for the children. The Freeman Farm House and barn in Sturbridge were moved to the Village in 1956. The signs of the family farm are found all around the place.
Work still follows the old seasonal and daily rhythms on the farm today.
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