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Photographer: Brian Scott
Taken: July 24, 2008
Caption: Joggling Board on the Ashtabula Porch
Additional Description: Joggling boards are on each of the piazzas of Ashtabula. In the United States, joggling boards got their start in 1803 in Charleston. By lightly bouncing, the boards were used to settle the "inners" after eating. The boards also played a role on courting as couples, starting at opposite ends of the board at the start of a date, would gradually move closer and closer together. Joggling boards were also used by children as see-saws and trampolines.
Submitted: July 28, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p29734
File Size: 2.503 Megabytes

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