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19431001657350 Answers to the questions are found within the paragraphs on the signs. Now: Ready, Steady, Go!00 Answers to the questions are found within the paragraphs on the signs. Now: Ready, Steady, Go!2237416137501400197485068580Martin Van Buren Historic SiteKids‘Wayside Clues Match’00Martin Van Buren Historic SiteKids‘Wayside Clues Match’ 1. “Welcome!” Martin Van Buren is one of eight presidents featured on this wayside.* Learn about the other seven by playing ‘Presidential Trivia,’ the page is in this packet.2. “Lindenwald and Old Post Road” * Find the leaf page.3. “A House Transformed: Martin Van Buren’s second floor bedroom was bright and sunny because of the huge windows. You can find two of his bedroom windows on the top left side. The tower allowed him to look out over his farm; they didn’t have drones.How many windows on the front of the house can you count? ______________________What else do you think he could see up there? ___________________________________4. “Farmhand and Fishing” President Van Buren enjoyed fishing enough to have two ponds created for the property, allowing him to fish whenever he felt like it. He paid people to fill it.If you were paid to fill the pond with fish, what fist would you choose? (Be silly if you want)______________________________________________________________5. “Farm Operations” This ‘Hops’ plant was chosen by President Van Buren. One fact about Hops plants is that they can grow up to a foot a day! * How tall are you in feet? _______________* If you were a Hops plant how many days would it take to grow the amount of feet you are tall? ______________________6. “A Bustling Household” The President had many visitors to Lindenwald with a small household staff of never more than six to care for his family, guests and home. In 1860, several young women employed at Lindenwald were from the same country.* Name the country these women called home: ____________________________7. “Fertile Political Ground” President Van Buren wanted a fancy room to have dinner with his friends. The wallpaper has pictures of farmers and animals. * What animals can you find pictured on the wallpaper? ______ ____________ _________8. “A Walk Through the Woods” (Not a wayside)* When was the last time you walked through a wooded area and stopped to listen to the sounds of nature? On the way to the next wayside, we encourage you stop; and maybe you’ll even catch a glimpse of a woodland creature. What did you see? __________________________ What did you hear? _______________9. “Soil Improvers” The Free- Soil Party was a political party that wanted to stop slavery moving westward. President Van Buren ran as their presidential candidate in 1848 but lost. The election moved the country fast toward into a split over the issue of slavery.* What war occurred nearly eleven years after his loss as a candidate for the Free Soil Party? _________________________10. “Uncovering the Past” Workers hired in the 1860s to pick fruit at Lindenwald were paid in tokens, such as the one found buried near this gatehouse foundation site. * Where did Lindenwald workers go to exchange the tokens for actual money? _________________* He also planted over fifteen thousand apple trees on the property, can you imagine what it looked like in Fall?Congratulations! You have completed the hunt! ................
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