More Envelopes and Stamps
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Envelopes from 1878 and 1879
I continue to organize my Halfway Brook files, when I am not doing new research. This is one of the many images which I scanned in color. I was on such a steep learning curve when I first began compiling … Continue reading
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Henry Austin’s Ledger, 1879
Henry Austin kept a ledger. The page above shows what Henry sold to Abel Sprague Myers in November and December 1879 and mentions of 1880 and 1881. What follows are some earlier entries in Great-Grandfather Henry’s ledger. 1878, A.S. Myers … Continue reading
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1917 Sunny South II
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1917 The Sunny South I
These postcards are from a Souvenir Folder of the Sunny South. They were sent to Aida Austin from Chattanooga, in October 1917. So I assume the folder was from Mortimer McKinley Austin, Aida’s nephew. The images were sent in 1917, … Continue reading
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The Bunk House
The early bunkhouses for lumbermen were small with dirt floors. Their later living quarters were usually in a larger building. The ground floor contained a room for the cook (who could be a woman, as in the case of my … Continue reading
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The Goose Lot and Stone Walls
April 27, 1864 Dear Brother Sherman, We are all well at present. We have got our new barn a going up at last. We are doing the foundation now and we have put the last stones in that you pried … Continue reading
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Sawmill on Blind Pond Brook
The first two photos show where the old Leavenworth sawmill used to stand on Blind Pond Brook. The two stone walls were built to channel the water to the mill. A sluice was created utilizing the large vertical posts placed … Continue reading
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Early 19th Century Up and Down Sawmill
This unusual survivor of a water powered vertical saw with few changes was located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and photographed in 1961. It is typical of the sawmills that were in Lumberland. It is a water-powered vertical saw with a … Continue reading
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Towns on the Upper Delaware River
This is basically a repost of October 2009, with the addition of Gary’s helpful map. Cushetunk/Cochecton: In 1754, Connecticut Yankees established Cushetunk and claimed the Delaware River’s west bank for the Colony of Connecticut. Cochecton (cuh-SHEK-ton), meaning low land, is … Continue reading
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