Identifier: picturesqueameri01brya (find matches)
Title: Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878, editor Bunce, Oliver Bell, 1828-1890
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Publisher: New York, D. Appleton
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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primitive village from the belfry of itsold church, which the people, since Mr. Fenn made his sketch, have inexcusablydestroyed—the only instance in the towns history of a disregard for its time-honoredmemorials. The antiquity of this building gave it interest, but it possessed special anti-quarian value to the visitor on account of its identification with one of the most famous EASTERN LONG ISLAND. ^55 divines in our history. Here the Rev. Lyman Beecher officiated as minister during aperiod of twelve years, from 1798 to 1810; and during his residence in the town two ofhis distinguished children, Catharine and Edward, were born. The view from the belfryof the church is pleasing, the distant glimpse of the sea contrasting charmingly with theembowered cottages in the foreground. The old wind-mill gives quaintness to the pict-ure. Two of these queer piles stand at the east of the village. They are verypicturesque, reminding one forcibly of the quaint old mills in Holland which artists
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Interior of Paynes Home, Sweet Home. have always delighted to paint. They form a distinctive feature of this part of theisland, inasmuch as there are few similar structures existing anywhere in our country. But East Hampton is not only renowned as the residence of Lyman Beecher, butof one peculiarly associated with our best impulses and feelings. It was here that JohnHoward Payne, author of Home, Sweet Home, passed his boyhood. It is commonlyasserted that he was born in the very old, shingled cottage pointed out as his residence;but of this there is some doubt. That his father resided here during the tender infancy 256 PICTURESQUE AMERICA. of the lad is the better-supported story; but here, at least, the precocious lad spentseveral years of his early boyhood. His father was principal of Clinton Academy, one ofthe first institutions of the kind established in Long Island. The old house is held verysacred by the villagers, and the ancient kitchen, with its antique fireplace, stands to-d

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