This was the kick-off year for the Tour of Oxford's Picket Fences and the Silent Auction which was held in October.
2009 Picket Fence Auction Results & Facts:
Top Selling Fences -
| Boomer's Morning Walk | Jane McCarthy | $300.00 |
| Oxford-As Good As It Gets | Mimi Starke | $300.00 |
| Sunset at Sandaway | Santy Gibson | $205.00 |
Mark your calendar now for next year's Picket Fence Silent Auction event to be held on Saturday, October 2 at the Oxford Community Center.
Click on title to view 2009 entries.| Location | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oxford Ferry | Joan Nubie | Oxford by the Shore |
| 2. Robert Morris Inn | Santi Gibson | Sunset at Sandaway |
| 3. Gallery 214 | Donna Richards | Mother Goose |
| 4. Ruffled Duck Inn | Dennis Buttner | General Pickett's Nightmare |
| 5. Oxford Bank & Trust | Oxford Bank | Dog Park |
| 6. Hinckley Boatyard | Susie Hackman | New Life |
| 7. Cutts & Case | Linda Kirvan | Sailing Away |
| 8. Schooners/Scottish Creamery | Joyce Buttner | God Blessed America |
| 9. Oxford Museum | Libby Cole | Oxford's Train |
| 10 Tred Avon Yacht Sales | Mimi Starke | Oxford, As Good As it Gets |
| 11. Mystery Loves Company | Robin Cawley | Basket of Flowers |
| 12. Nichols House | Joanne Boughner | Peaceful Oxford |
| 13. St. Paul's Wesleyan Church | Jane McCarthy | Boomer's Morning Walk |
| 14. Oxford Inn/Pope's Tavern | Anne Sharrif | Gateway to the Past |
| 15. Oxford Community Center | Lorraine White | Funky Fish,-Crazy Crabs. |
History of the Oxford Picket
Early photographs of the town show that the unique Oxford picket fence graced lawns in Oxford around the mid-1800s. We don't know who installed the first fence or who imagined its distinctive and exotic design -- the onion dome with center hole. That architectural shape had been popular in Russia, India, and the Middle East for centuries. So it's not far-fetched to ponder that an early sea captain brought the fence to town. - - Beth Schucker
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