Quote by: Alice Morse Earle

The first meeting-houses were often built in the valleys, in the meadow lands; for the dwelling-houses must be clustered around them, since the colonists were ordered by law to build their new homes within half a mile of the meeting-house.


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Author Bio


  • NameAlice Morse Earle
  • DescriptionAmerican historian
  • BornApril 27, 1851
  • DiedFebruary 16, 1911
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian