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Chapter 1 The Town of Lumberland 1798 to 1815

by Louise Smith Posted on March 20, 2010

It was the beginning of December 1815. A lone log house and sawmill stood silently on almost two acres of cleared land near the middle of Halfway Brook, in the Town of Lumberland, New York. There were no other buildings … Continue reading →

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1829: Doctor Perkins arrives in Lumberland

by Louise Smith Posted on December 8, 2009

There was still no good way to travel on land in 1828. Whether you walked or rode a horse, the roads were rough and through the wilderness. Whether by foot, horseback, canal or all three, Doctor Perkins left Poughkeepsie, New … Continue reading →

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River Rafting

by Louise Smith Posted on October 22, 2009

In 1800, Lumberland (then two years old), had a population of 733, most of whom had lumber-related jobs. Saw-mills operated on various streams. Halfway Brook was said to have had ten sawmills on its nine miles. Enormous amounts of lumber … Continue reading →

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Halfway Brook Village and Brook

by Louise Smith Posted on October 20, 2009

The Halfway Brook (there is another one in New York) I write about, is in a most gorgeous area called the Upper Delaware River Region, in New York State. This Halfway Brook was the name of a nine-mile stream, before … Continue reading →

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Sawmills in Lumberland

by Louise Smith Posted on September 22, 2009

In 1798 when it was created, the Town of Lumberland was a rugged wilderness with 300,000 acres of continuous forests, interspersed with ponds, lakes and streams. The brooks and streams flowed into the Delaware River, which was the southwest border … Continue reading →

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