http://01243.com/blog/how-was-the-climate-and-land-in-massachusetts-when-it-was-a-colony/ 01243.com Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://01243.com/blog/how-was-the-climate-and-land-in-massachusetts-when-it-was-a-colony/comment-page-1/#comment-322 nowaynohow Sun, 31 May 2009 13:37:56 +0000 http://01243.com/blog/how-was-the-climate-and-land-in-massachusetts-when-it-was-a-colony/#comment-322 MA was fully forested (open glades, rocky hills, small mountains too). It has several reasonable ports south of Cape Cod, as well as Boston Harbor, which has a navigable river, the Charles. The newcomers cleared land for farming. It was never better than moderately good. There are stone fences all across the state, where farmers picked the (large) glacial stones out, in order to plow. It is a pretty good fishing place, from the coast. And has good sources of water power, which meant it housed many mills. MA was fully forested (open glades, rocky hills, small mountains too). It has several reasonable ports south of Cape Cod, as well as Boston Harbor, which has a navigable river, the Charles. The newcomers cleared land for farming. It was never better than moderately good. There are stone fences all across the state, where farmers picked the (large) glacial stones out, in order to plow. It is a pretty good fishing place, from the coast. And has good sources of water power, which meant it housed many mills.

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