This view of Blithewood from the southeast depicts the expanse of the building. After acquiring the property from Christian Zabriskie in 1951, Bard renamed the house 'Zabriskie Hall,' and used it primarily as a conference center until it was...
Photograph of Gate House, Walton Lake built 1893. The area of lake, which is the Chester Water System reservoir is 127 acres, with a storage capacity of 300,000,000 gallons. The outlet pipe is 12 inches in diameter. Fall to Durland's Store 225 ft....
The disastrous fire of 1876 destroyed downtown Chester. To protect the village from future fires, the citizens of Chester under took to build both a water system and a fire company. This advertisement was sent to Joseph Durland, a founding member...
Newspaper clipping relates an early history of the fresh milk dairy industry. Believe written by Edward Harold Mott, famed author of “Between the Ocean and the Lakes; The Story of Erie.”
Four images and a business card of Scranton PA coal mining. Includes a photo of Hotel Jermyn, Scranton, PA; a photo of a Railroad station; and a photo of Woodway Colliery, Scranton, PA.
Colorized postcard. This school was built in 1906 of red brick with cement and light stone trim. The building is on Willow Avenue in Cornwall, New York. Classrooms, library and office occupied the first two floors. The top floor had an assembly...
This page completes the history of the bridges that went between the lowlands in Stony Point. The construction of the new bridge, its new location and costs are outlined.
