Church Street, Yulan
In the middle on the left hand side is Saint Anthony’s Church in Yulan. Does anyone know whose house is/was on the right?
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Erie Train Depot in Port Jervis, N.Y.
There were some stores in Barryville and Eldred, but townsfolk continued to travel to Port Jervis for the household items they needed. John B. Jervis, for whom Port Jervis (Carpenter’s Point) was named, had been the chief engineer of the … Continue reading
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C. Metzger writes Mort Austin again
A number of letters written to my grandfather Mort Austin or his brothers (in the 1880s through at least 1910) indicated that the Austins and their friends often thought of moving somewhere else to find work to pay their expenses. … Continue reading
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Looking South from Eldred’s 4 corners
The man is standing at the center of Eldred. The view is looking south towards Barryville on Brook Road. At the left is the corner of William Wilson’s grocery store. Next, possibly Abel Myers’ store, the Parker Hotel. In the … Continue reading
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Love Those Hats!
Bertha Collins was the granddaughter of the Collins family who originally owned the Collins’ house and who I assume Collins Road in Eldred was named after. (By 1905 my Austin grandparents owned one of the Collins homes—there were two I … Continue reading
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Bronx Park and Zoo
In 1891, 250 acres were set aside for a New York Botanical Garden out of the 640 acres acquired for the Bronx Park around 1888. Nathaniel and Elizabeth Britton Lord, whose ideas inspired the park and conservatory, were influenced when … Continue reading
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Prohibition Candidates 1896
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January 27, 1895
Charles Metzger, The Minisink House, Eldred, to Mort Austin January 27, 1895 Dear Friend Mort, Glad to hear that you are managing to keep contented. One thing is settled in my mind and that is to leave Eldred. I think … Continue reading
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January 18, 1895
Chas. Metzger, Tannersville, N.Y., to Mort Austin, Eldred January 18, 1895 Dear Friend Mort, I heard the other day that you was in winter quarters so I have concluded to drop you a few lines. I suppose you saw Rob … Continue reading
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Panic of 1893
The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression similar to the Panic of 1873 and the worst depression in the U.S. until the Great Depression. The panic was caused by railroad overbuilding and shaky railroad financing which set off … Continue reading
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