Tales of Sleepy Hollow
Ephraim W. Bull and the Origin of the Concord Grape
Continuing the tour of historic Sleepy Hollow.
Leaving Authors Ridge, walk toward the hollow, down the steep, unnamed path behind the Emerson plot, jogging right about 10 steps to cross upper Hillside Avenue, then continuing downhill to the next paved lane, lower Hillside Avenue [Photo 1]. Then turn left and walk down lower Hillside Avenue about 10 steps. Turn left again and step up the three stone steps to the burial plot of Ephraim Wales Bull. Ephraim's stone is the boulder topped with a green plaque. Most of this essay about grapes and Mr. Bull is derived from the excellent article, "He Sowed; Others Reaped: Ephraim Wales Bull and the Origins of the 'Concord' Grape," by the late, beloved botanist, environmentalist, and historian, Edmund A. Schofield of Worcester. Click here for Ed's…
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Deborah Bier
4:02 pm on Friday, July 1, 2011
A correction about Welch's: their HQ isn't STILL in Concord. They moved to Concord (for the first time) from NY state about a decade or so ago. more ›