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Layers of history: a Native American burial mound, a 19th century homesite, and a Victorian Christmas.
Hardman Farm的点评
点评：Pre-European contact Native American history is roughly divided into five eras: Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian, and Historic. It is the penultimate of these that begins the story of the Hardman Farm State Historic site, when the Nacoochee Mound was gradually constructed one bucket of dirt at a time. Native American paths were then used as a basis for constructing the Unicoi Turnpike, which stitched together the newly arrived European communities in the area. Daniel Brown bought 1,200 acres around the current area in the land lottery of the early 1800’s and Captain James Nichols built the West End mansion in 1870. The home was purchased by Calvin Hunnicutt in 1893 and then again in short order by Governor Lamartine Hardman in 1903. The Hardman family ran a dairy operation on site in the early 1900’s and donated the premises to the state in 1999. It was refurbished over the next decade and has been open to the public since 2014.
I visited the property twice on a Saturday in December. The first visit was a solo, self-guided affair in the early afternoon. After checking in at the visitor center, I was given a site map of the eighteen buildings on the property. Over a couple hours I visited them in numerical order, starting at the Dairy Manager’s House, continuing down Unicoi Turnpike, and incorporating notable structures such as the Game House, Dairy Barn, and Crescent Hill Baptist Church. Static storyboards are scattered throughout. I returned three hours later to experience the Victorian Christmas celebration. This included hot chocolate, s’mores over a campfire, horse rides around the perimeter, and an opportunity (of course) to get your picture taken with Santa. It also included access to the West End Mansion, where fifteen (!) character actors were spread out in the two floors of the mansion and kitchen. Dressed in period clothes, they “discussed” a wide variety of topics germane to the late 1800’s, including clothing, the inner workings of the farm, and the party itself. Fresh cookies were available from kitchen before departing outside to visit Santa. Between the two visits I spent probably four hours onsite.
First-things-first: the Victorian Christmas was an absolute delight. It was well organized, had a wide variety of interactive opportunities, and was reasonably priced at $25. I’ve been to a few similar events at the Minnesota Historical Society over the years involving period actors so I can say with some insight that the folks in the mansion did a fantastic job. They were knowledgeable, funny, engaging, and very well dressed. The solo-visit earlier in the day dovetailed nicely with the nighttime activities as I was already familiar with the buildings and could reference them in my conversations with the actors. Overall, this was my fourteenth of nineteen Georgia State Parks Historical Sites and solidly the best experience. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested and would like to thank the people who put the event together for a wonderful holiday memory. Happy New Year!
I visited the property twice on a Saturday in December. The first visit was a solo, self-guided affair in the early afternoon. After checking in at the visitor center, I was given a site map of the eighteen buildings on the property. Over a couple hours I visited them in numerical order, starting at the Dairy Manager’s House, continuing down Unicoi Turnpike, and incorporating notable structures such as the Game House, Dairy Barn, and Crescent Hill Baptist Church. Static storyboards are scattered throughout. I returned three hours later to experience the Victorian Christmas celebration. This included hot chocolate, s’mores over a campfire, horse rides around the perimeter, and an opportunity (of course) to get your picture taken with Santa. It also included access to the West End Mansion, where fifteen (!) character actors were spread out in the two floors of the mansion and kitchen. Dressed in period clothes, they “discussed” a wide variety of topics germane to the late 1800’s, including clothing, the inner workings of the farm, and the party itself. Fresh cookies were available from kitchen before departing outside to visit Santa. Between the two visits I spent probably four hours onsite.
First-things-first: the Victorian Christmas was an absolute delight. It was well organized, had a wide variety of interactive opportunities, and was reasonably priced at $25. I’ve been to a few similar events at the Minnesota Historical Society over the years involving period actors so I can say with some insight that the folks in the mansion did a fantastic job. They were knowledgeable, funny, engaging, and very well dressed. The solo-visit earlier in the day dovetailed nicely with the nighttime activities as I was already familiar with the buildings and could reference them in my conversations with the actors. Overall, this was my fourteenth of nineteen Georgia State Parks Historical Sites and solidly the best experience. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested and would like to thank the people who put the event together for a wonderful holiday memory. Happy New Year!
翻译：欧洲人与美洲原住民接触之前的历史大致可分为五个时期：古印第安时代、古风时代、林地时代、密西西比时代和历史时代。哈德曼农场州立历史遗址的故事始于倒数第二个时期，当时纳库奇土丘是一桶一桶泥土逐渐建成的。美洲原住民的道路随后被用作修建尤尼科伊收费公路的基础，这条公路将新近抵达该地区的欧洲社区连接在一起。丹尼尔·布朗 (Daniel Brown) 在 19 世纪初的土地抽签中购买了当前区域周围的 1,200 英亩土地，詹姆斯·尼科尔斯 (James Nichols) 船长于 1870 年建造了西区豪宅。这座住宅于 1893 年被卡尔文·亨尼卡特 (Calvin Hunnicutt) 购买，随后又于 1903 年被州长拉马丁·哈德曼 (Lamartine Hardman) 很快买下。哈德曼家族于 1900 年代初在现场经营一家奶牛场，并于 1999 年将该处捐赠给州政府。在接下来的十年里，它进行了翻新，并自 2014 年以来一直向公众开放。
我在 12 月的一个星期六两次参观了该物业。第一次参观是在下午早些时候独自一人自助游览。在游客中心登记入住后，我拿到了该物业上十八栋建筑的现场地图。几个小时里，我按数字顺序参观了这些地方，从乳品经理的房子开始，沿着尤尼科伊收费公路继续前行，并参观了游戏屋、奶牛场和新月山浸信会教堂等著名建筑。静态故事板散落在各处。三个小时后，我回来体验维多利亚时代的圣诞节庆祝活动。这包括热巧克力、篝火上的烤棉花糖、骑马绕场一周，当然还有与圣诞老人合影的机会。它还包括进入西区大厦，十五名角色演员分散在大厦和厨房的两层楼中。他们穿着时代服装，“讨论”了与 19 世纪后期相关的各种话题，包括服装、农场的内部运作以及聚会本身。在出发去拜访圣诞老人之前，厨房里有新鲜的饼干。在这两次访问之间，我大概在现场呆了四个小时。
首先要说的是：维多利亚时代的圣诞节绝对令人愉悦。活动组织得井井有条，有各种各样的互动机会，而且价格合理，只需 25 美元。多年来，我参加过明尼苏达州历史学会举办的几次类似的活动，涉及时代演员，因此我可以说，这座豪宅里的人们做得非常出色。他们知识渊博、风趣幽默、引人入胜，而且衣着得体。当天早些时候的单独参观与夜间活动完美契合，因为我已经熟悉了这些建筑，可以在与演员的对话中参考它们。总的来说，这是我参观的 19 个佐治亚州立公园历史遗址中的第 14 个，绝对是最好的体验。我强烈推荐给任何感兴趣的人，并感谢组织这次活动的人，让我度过了一个美好的节日回忆。新年快乐！
我在 12 月的一个星期六两次参观了该物业。第一次参观是在下午早些时候独自一人自助游览。在游客中心登记入住后，我拿到了该物业上十八栋建筑的现场地图。几个小时里，我按数字顺序参观了这些地方，从乳品经理的房子开始，沿着尤尼科伊收费公路继续前行，并参观了游戏屋、奶牛场和新月山浸信会教堂等著名建筑。静态故事板散落在各处。三个小时后，我回来体验维多利亚时代的圣诞节庆祝活动。这包括热巧克力、篝火上的烤棉花糖、骑马绕场一周，当然还有与圣诞老人合影的机会。它还包括进入西区大厦，十五名角色演员分散在大厦和厨房的两层楼中。他们穿着时代服装，“讨论”了与 19 世纪后期相关的各种话题，包括服装、农场的内部运作以及聚会本身。在出发去拜访圣诞老人之前，厨房里有新鲜的饼干。在这两次访问之间，我大概在现场呆了四个小时。
首先要说的是：维多利亚时代的圣诞节绝对令人愉悦。活动组织得井井有条，有各种各样的互动机会，而且价格合理，只需 25 美元。多年来，我参加过明尼苏达州历史学会举办的几次类似的活动，涉及时代演员，因此我可以说，这座豪宅里的人们做得非常出色。他们知识渊博、风趣幽默、引人入胜，而且衣着得体。当天早些时候的单独参观与夜间活动完美契合，因为我已经熟悉了这些建筑，可以在与演员的对话中参考它们。总的来说，这是我参观的 19 个佐治亚州立公园历史遗址中的第 14 个，绝对是最好的体验。我强烈推荐给任何感兴趣的人，并感谢组织这次活动的人，让我度过了一个美好的节日回忆。新年快乐！
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