It came from a 600-year-old red cedar that Mr. White picked out. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHe agreed to take me there — to this old wooden shed behind the village’s former school. Mr. White pried it open using a hammer. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThere was the pole — 197 years old, cut or rotted into two long pieces. I couldn’t help but also marvel at how the old pole was being stored.

Source: New York Times April 30, 2017 16:53 UTC