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Thoreau’s Cabin on Walden Pond

Posted by nealz on Friday August 15 @ 12:44 pm

The Grand-daddy of American getaway space has to be Henry David Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond, built in Massachusetts in 1856. Thoreau’s philosophy and writings underscore a lifestyle of simplicity and resonance with nature. He is also often cited as a legendary example of rugged American individualism and personal independence.

Thoreau built his cabin himself with simple hand tools, and he cut and dressed his own lumber on-site. Although the original cabin no longer stands, a replica has been built near the pond. His heat source was a cast-iron wood-burning stove, set within a masonry hearth.

Now part of the Massachusetts Forests and Parks system, Walden Pond State Reservation maintains a rebuilt copy of Thoreau’s cabin and 462 acres of protected open space. Visitors from all over the world visit the pond and woods that inspired Thoreau.

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