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1. Highlight the division of the Vogler lot into house, yard,
and garden.
a. Mention the swept yard and the landscape accessories
it holds:
1) Wood piles for heating and cooking
2) Clothes line
3) Ladder hung on fence
2. Explain that the small Anna Catharina House, built by the
surveyor, Reuter, for his wife, was originally located on
Main Street where the Vogler House now stands. It was
moved by John Vogler to its present location and used as
an outbuilding when he built his home.
G. Salem Tavern
Interpretive Highlight: Large-scale, productive food gardens
1. Explain that the Tavern gardens were once quite large,
extending from the terrace behind the woodshed across
Salt Street to the Old Salem bypass.
a, Gardens provided food for tavern guests.
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b. Existing large garden plot below the terraced rock
wall behind the woodshed is representative of the
extensive food gardens which once supplied the Tavern
kitchen.
2. Discuss how the Tavern yard was often a hub of activity.
a. Woodshed protected fuel for cooking and heating as
well as poultry and small game.
b. Barn provided storage for agricultural tools and livestock.
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