A little history of Monte Casino and City Heights (formerly Ida Spence Homes)...My dad and his friends would play up on this hill during the time monks were there. He said he was chased by the owner with a pistol once. lol A house was built for Rev Kuhr, first pastor of mother of God Church, and is adjacent to a monastery, home to Benedictine monks. Not just any monks, but monks of the wine-making variety. These particular monks grew Concord and Norton varietal grapes. The monks built, by hand, stone retaining walls (remember this is in the 1800′s) on the hillside where they grew their grapes. The monks called this particular hillside vineyard, Monte Cassino after the original Benedictine Monastery in Italy. For the German monks, they knew this was a great place for their vineyard. Being on a south-facing hillside, the walls soak up the heat of the day (which helps the grapes from getting cold at night) and the breeze that comes down the hillside keeps them dry – ideal conditions for grape growing. The original walls are shown in the picture.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 04:37:38 +0000
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