Photo of ice breaking up under the Barryville-Shohola Bridge with a middle support. Photo courtesy of M.B. Austin. One very cold morning, about the first of January 1865, three teams of horses and mules were crossing the Barryville-Shohola bridge with … Continue reading
This letter was written to Mary Ann Austin in Eldred, New York, from her niece, Addie Austin who lived in New York City. The bridge referred to is the Barryville-Shohola Bridge over the Delaware River, shown in the posts before … Continue reading
Postcard of Barryville Shohola Bridge and Lookout Mountain. Courtesy of M.B. Austin. Until 1856 there had only been a crude rope guided ferry that connected Shohola, Pennsylvania, to Barryville, New York. There became a need for a bridge with the … Continue reading
Rhode Island Battleship Battleship on 1907 postcard sent to McKinley Austin. Idaho Battleship on 1907 postcard sent to McKinley Austin. There are a number of postcards from the early 1900s in my mom’s collection. These two battleship postcards were sent … Continue reading
