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Mapping Thoreau Country

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  • Newburyport

    Thoreau lectured on his excursions to Cape Cod at Market Hall in Newburyport on December 6, 1850. Read more...

  • Chelmsford

    The Thoreau family lived in Chelmsford from 1818-1821. Read more...

  • Lowell

    Lowell figured significantly in Thoreau's life, both as a site of lectures and a symbol of industrial expansion. Read more...

  • Gloucester

    Thoreau delivered "Economy-Illustrated by the Life of a Student," an early Walden lecture, here on December 20, 1848, Read more...

  • South Danvers

    Thoreau lectured on his travels on Cape Cod at the South Danvers Lyceum on February 18, 1850. Read more...

  • Fitchburg

    Thoreau gave a lecture entitled "Walking, or the Wild" in Fitchburg on February 3, 1857. Read more...

  • Bedford

    Thoreau gave his lecture on "Wild Apples" at the Bedford Lyceum on February 14, 1860. Read more...

  • Salem

    Nathaniel Hawthorne arranged for Thoreau to lecture in Salem on two occasions, November 22, 1848 and February 28, 1849. Read more...

  • Lynn

    Thoreau delivered "Autumnal Tints" at Frazier Hall in Lynn on April 26, 1859. Read more...

  • Medford

    Thoreau read "Economy," a lecture that evolved into a chapter in Walden, in Medford on January 22, 1851. Read more...

  • Cambridge

    Thoreau attended Harvard College here from 1833 to 1837 and returned often to use the library. Read more...

  • Pittsfield

    In 1844, after a night on Mt. Greylock, Thoreau joined Ellery Channing here for a trip to the Catskills. Read more...

  • Mt. Wachusett

    After he hiked to Mt. Wachusett in July 1842, Thoreau turned his notes into "A Walk to Wachusett." Read more...

  • Boston

    Thoreau gave several lectures here between 1844 and 1859 including his defense of John Brown. Read more...

  • Worcester

    Thoreau lectured more frequently in Worcester than in any other place except Concord. Read more...

  • Lincoln

    Thoreau spent considerable time in Lincoln including six weeks living in a hut at Flint's Pond in 1837. Read more...

  • Concord

    Explore Thoreau's travels in Concord. Read more...

  • Clinton

    In 1851, Thoreau lectured here in response to an invitation from the Bigelow Charitable Mechanics Institute.

  • Framingham

    Thoreau delivered a fiery speech, "Slavery in Massachusetts, here on July 4, 1854. Read more...

  • Provincetown

    Thoreau took four trips to Cape Cod and recorded a wealth of entertaining observations. Read more...

  • Truro

    Thoreau lodged at the Highland Lighthouse during July 1855 while he studied the natural history of Cape Cod. Read more...

  • Plymouth

    Thoreau delivered his lecture on "Moonlight" here on October 8, 1854. Read more...

  • New Bedford

    Thoreau gave one of his most popular lectures, "What Shall It Profit," at the New Bedford Lyceum on December 26, 1854. Read more...

  • Nantucket

    Thoreau delivered "What Shall It Profit" at the Nantucket Lyceum on December 28, 1854. Read more...

  • Mount Greylock

    Thoreau made his first trip to Mt. Greylock in 1844. Read more...