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Henry spent the majority of his life walking in and around the town of Concord, although he did make few journeys to other places. Henry spent most of his time walking in the wilderness of Concord. Occasionally, he would be found sauntering and conversing with h ....

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.... Henry wanted to live deliberately and so he went and built a simple cabin at Walden Pond. Henry explains in Walden, "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, To front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." Henry left his nearby town of Concord to live at Walden Pond on July 4, 1845, Independence Day. Some have speculated that this date represents Henry's personal declaration of independence from society. Others have pointed out that July 4th was the day before his brother's birthday. By leaving for Wal ....