tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602992.post117020235214307328..comments2023-10-25T10:55:07.454-04:00Comments on Old Ridgefield: Hoop poles=jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11512626739502200376noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602992.post-75360103557613588922019-04-01T15:14:14.979-04:002019-04-01T15:14:14.979-04:00I am trying to understand a letter written in 1859...I am trying to understand a letter written in 1859. The letter kept referring to hoop poles and the context was not giving me any clues. Thank you so much!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602992.post-53889319277731914052014-06-28T11:43:35.664-04:002014-06-28T11:43:35.664-04:00From old family diaries, in 1868 J. Warren Day of ...From old family diaries, in 1868 J. Warren Day of Westford, Mass., earned .12 1/2 per 100 poles. He sold them to the hoop pole man who came around and collected them. The diaries show he did cutting in the winter. The swamps were probably frozen then, too, making access earier. <br /><br />m. day<br /><br />marilynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602992.post-6421957197153319382014-04-27T18:26:03.775-04:002014-04-27T18:26:03.775-04:00Watching the HBO series Deadwood, and some people ...Watching the HBO series Deadwood, and some people were referred as Hooppole, almost like they were talking about a nationalityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602992.post-91795834195628658812010-10-18T13:50:56.812-04:002010-10-18T13:50:56.812-04:00Thank you for the information! Steve PThank you for the information! Steve PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com