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
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
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
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
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
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 Cochecton Turnpike was a 70-mile plank road. … Continue reading
March 1936 Sunday, March 1, Everett Kelley ate supper with the Leavenworths. Norman Wolff was in. Mr. Briggs stopped by the Leavenworth’s three afternoons that week. He bought a violin from Garfield for $6. My dad Irwin Briggs had orchestras … Continue reading
February and March 1934 Garfield got his oak boards from John Love to make chairs. Clinton had finished his County job before Christmas and worked several days for John Love in March. Jim Leavenworth visited his aunt Charlotte Leavenworth one … Continue reading
March 1933 Wednesday, March 1, Garfield took Frank Sergeant to the doctor. Clinton drove John Love’s team of horses when the Leavenworth men drew their wood. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated on Saturday. It was a clear, warm day in … Continue reading
