This was first posted in April 2015. In the early 1800s, there were only two roads to the Town of Lumberland—the Sackett Road and the Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike. Neither of them, perhaps, deserved to be identified as roads. The Newburgh and … Continue reading
November 1941 It rained quite hard most of Saturday in Eldred. Herman Sr. and Jr. were down to see Lon in the evening. They asked about putting up signs forbidding hunting. Harry Wormuth was in to see Lon after the … Continue reading
Green Meadows—Matchmaker’s Paradise Green Meadows (first Bosch’s Lake House, then Green Acres) was the most popular venue on Highland Lake for many years. Located on the swampy end of Highland Lake, Green Meadows did not even have a beach, just … Continue reading
Lon and Aida Austin In 1940 Aida, 79, and Lon, 83 (who had never married) continued to live in Eldred and refer to it as “the Village.” They each lived in their own place next door to each other, on … Continue reading
December 1933 in Eldred December was a month for skating, visiting, and getting ready for Christmas. Jim and Anna skated on Bosch Pond. Laura McBride stopped and visited with Ella. Clinton and Ella visited with her stepmother Anna at Highland … Continue reading
Mort Austin Returns to Kansas In the winter of 1883–1884 my grandfather Mort Austin returned to work for his brother Ell who ran Henry Parmenter’s farm in Saline County, Kansas. Before Mort left, he had family and friends sign his … Continue reading
Carr’s Rock, Parkers Glen Parkers Glen was originally named Carr’s Rock. Carr, a raftsman, had been stranded there one night after his raft had been wrecked, according to George J. Fluhr, Historian for Pike County, Pennsylvania. In April 1868, there … Continue reading
Minisink Ford and Lackwaxen Most boarding houses in Highland were located near Eldred, Yulan, Barryville, or Hagan Pond (called Venoge in 1897). At some point at least two hotels/houses were located in the other hamlet, Minisink Ford, about four miles … Continue reading
Slackwater Dam A six-foot high slackwater dam existed below the confluence or juncture of the Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers before the Roebling Aqueduct was built in 1847. The dam, which caused a calm section over a mile long, was raised … Continue reading
In Reminiscences, Johnston commented that the boatmen were often forced to run the boat as a family business due to the D&H Canal Company policies. Out of necessity to make a living, the boatman’s wife and children would work over … Continue reading
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