Near Echo Hill Farm House, Maria, Christina (left) and Sherman S. Leavenworth (right) watch Truman Leavenworth (left) and Clarence Sergeant sip cider from a keg.
Echo Hill Farm House was the original home of Sherman Buckley and Charlotte Ingram Leavenworth, my Leavenworth great-great grandparents. By 1900 it was the boarding house of my Leavenworth great-grandparents, Sherman S. and Maria Myers Leavenworth. The original house may … Continue reading
The Last Dance the Jolliest One of the Summer The season drawing to a close has been the most successful ever known in this section of Sullivan County, and the boarding house keepers are correspondingly happy. Washington Lake is the … Continue reading
There was boating (canoes were popular) and swimming (bathing). Some places offered archery, croquet, dancing, bowling, lawn tennis, or perhaps a piano for guests to play. Picnic grounds and sometime a playground for children were available. Arrangements could be made … Continue reading
Sublime scenery beckoned summer visitors to boarding houses and hotels in the hamlets of Highland and other villages along the Delaware River as the 19th Century came to a close. The 1890s would see the decline of the D&H Canal … Continue reading
Teacher of the third grade certificate for Aida A. Austin of Eldred, March 15, 1889. Aida’s highest score of 95 was in Orthography (spelling) and reading.
The following descriptions are from “Picturesque Erie: Summer Homes,” by L.P. Farmer, N.Y., L.E. &R.R., 1888. The distance is from New York City. Week days: 3–8 trains from and 5–8 trains back to N.Y.C. Sundays: 1–5 trains. Sparrowbush, N.Y., 90-3/4 … Continue reading
From 1882 until 1907 the Erie Railroad ran excursion trains from New York City and Scranton, Pa., to Shohola Glen—the original of the modern theme parks. In lower Shohola Glen, Kilgour constructed a large lake, pavilions, galleries, amusement rides including … Continue reading
These listings first appeared in Erie Railway publications from 1885–1889. Washington Lake House, Joseph Tether, Proprietor Accommodates 30; 20 rooms, adults $6 to $8; children half price; servants $5; transient $1.25 per day. Discount for season. Transportation adults $1; children, … Continue reading
Halfway Brook Publishing presents: Echo Hill and Mountain Grove! Echo Hill and Mountain Grove continues the story started in The Mill on Halfway Brook, in the Town of Highland, Sullivan County, New York. It is the second in the series, Memoirs from Eldred, New York, … Continue reading
