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Stonehenge replica envisioned for Thompson’s Field in Harwich, Mass |
Andy B
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|  Posted 21-02-2011 at 15:22
Tom Leach wears many hats: Top cop for the town’s waterways as harbormaster; expert on all things wild as natural resources director; and in a hobbyist role, an avid astronomer.
But now, he’s found a new calling to build something unlike anything else in town. A monument of sorts, made out of huge pieces of granite. Leach wants to construct a version of the world famous Stonehenge, right in Harwich.
Stonehenge, near Amesbury, England, is a famous circle of standing stones erected around 2,500 B.C. World renown, this ancient site is both intriguing and mysterious, especially since no one has ever really figured out why it was originally built. Was it a burial ground? A marketplace? A temple for druid practices?
Many have concluded that its main purpose was as a calendar of sorts, to track the sun, planets and stars.
The idea of building a modern Stonehenge hit Leach as he sat in the back of a selectmen’s meeting a few years ago. The board was discussing whether to give the town of Wellfleet up to 90 large granite stones, some up to 9 feet tall and 3 feet wide, once used in a now-dismantled railroad bridge off Old Main Street.
The board knew the granite stones were valuable and decided against giving them away.
“Building our own Stonehenge would be absolutely unique,” Leach said. [Erm - yes overlooking the many other places that have bullt their own Stonehenge replica, but not to disparage a promising scheme - MegP Ed]
“Since we already have the stone and plenty of open space, we are part of the way there.”
“I think it would be a big draw for the town,” he added. “And I love the possibility of using Thompson’s Field as the setting.”
But the idea has not taken hold – yet. Leach knows the project requires a moderate sized group of volunteers and advocates. The layout and design must be drawn up and a proposal must be drafted for the conservation commission, which oversees the land on Thompson’s Field, to review.
Then comes the sheer logistics of moving the stones and positioning them at whatever site is chosen.
“This is such a mountain to climb and I can’t climb it by myself,” Leach admits. “You need dozens of volunteers and lots of heavy equipment.”
Can you help Tom?
Web site:
http://threeharbors.com/stonehenge.html
News report:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/capecod/features/x449514687/Stonehenge-replica-envisioned-for-Thompson-s-Field-in-Harwich
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