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South Main, is to the northwest of the old, across more grassy pasture land. It is visible from the original site and from the Nuttal Home. To the south is a large dark-stained bungalow. Across Main Street is a small Cape Cod cottage and a large turn-of-the-century house. The latter, though it has fairly recent composition siding, retains its original massing and detailing.
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a bakery, a bandstand, a tailor's shop, the post exchange, a blacksmith shop, and a jail, De Vries said. It was a lovely place. It makes her sad to think of the many old military buildings that have been torn down. De Vries remembers the huge noise made by the big guns. They shook the earth pretty good!"
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around 1900. Her father, who was also named Thomas Clark, worked at the fort as a civilian engineer, under the first chief engineer, Mr. O.W. Degan. I was born in what was the old post office, up on the hill, De Vries recalls. At that time, the fort was bustling with 1,000 men. There was a hospital,
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The west facade of the Clark House is visible through dense woods from Main Street. The trees extend only about fifty feet from the road, however, and the east facade looks out over open fields. The other facades are obscured from general view by the woods. The house, which has two stories and an
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