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School 1825

by Louise Smith Posted on November 14, 2009

Sears Gardner was the Town of Lumberland’s supervisor in 1825, when a school was started for children in the area of Halfway Brook Village and Barryville. James Eldred, was the Town Clerk, Commissioner of Highways, and in July, Town Marshall. … Continue reading →

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Eel Weirs

by Louise Smith Posted on October 4, 2009

Fish and eel were plentiful in the Delaware River. The Van Tuyl, Middaugh, Hooker families and others kept a barrel of salted eels for winter meals. Each child’s dinner would be a boiled eel and four buckwheat pancakes. Other families … Continue reading →

Posted in The Mill on Halfway Brook | Tagged Delaware River, eels, Middaugh, Pond Eddy, Reminiscences, Van Tuyl | 1 Comment

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