How old is your town?

the stockings made me giggle

My town was settled by brothel operators. Very proud of that.

Dwarf indians...

San Marcos, TX was founded in 1851 but is known for the oldest "continuously" inhabited location in North America. People have always lived here for over 10,000 years.

My city was settled in the 1600's but the name became official in 1789. We are the home of Uncle Sam.

that is neat

Interesting histories.

The reason that people have always lived in San Marcos is because we have an underground spring that flows through the middle of town. It stays around 71F all year which allows you to stay warm and have plants growing on the banks year round. I remember my nephew came to visit for XMAS and he wanted to go boogie boarding down the waterfall when it was in the upper 30s/low 40s. We actually went and did it. As long as you didnt get out of the water, it was great.

We have the first commercial chocolate retail place -- before it was a USA, when Mass. was just a colony. Now that building, Baker Chocolate Factory, is condos. (obviously not factory from 1600s!) I always think that was a mistake, it could have been Hershey Park North, Ghiradelli Square East, etc., summer jobs for local teens and housewives and seniors, not to mention regular career people. Plymouth Plantation, The Freedom Trail, and the lovingly restored Baker Chocolate Factory ... oh well, they didn't ask me.

I like that hot spring, Jujube! No wonder folks were drawn to it......

I love this thread - just read it through entirely again!

Since this thread first appeared, I've done some genealogy work and was flabbergasted to discover that I had family in Yarmouth MA in the 1640's! Who friggin knew?! Certainly not me! Fun stuff.

Carrie, is this the same Baker Chocolate company that is still around today?.... hmm, maybe not. I just ran to my cabinet and pulled out a box, but it says "since 1780". Funny, I always thought the box just said "baker's chocolate" as in chocolate to bake with. Never really realized Baker was the name of the company.

Hoping for some more posts with interesting stories... can't get enough of this stuff!

Dee

The oldest Ocean Spray factory is in the town next to us, just announced it's closing

Sending the work to China? After many years, our town lost the Seth Thomas clock factory back in the 70s or 80s....no loyalty.

Nope, going to PA, Jersey is just too expensive.

Just like CT....takes us the longest in the country to get to no tax day.....

My original home was Brooklyn. My family settled into Flatbush in the 1600 but farmed in Dutchess County as part of the 9 partners land grant from King George. My sister still lives off Flatbush Ave and my ancestors fought against the British in the Rev War..........land yes, taxes no!

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That is sooooo cool bookreader!!!

lots of history in NY and in Jersey. Bet lots of Rev war stuff right around you too.

Well yeah, I live 10 mins from Trenton

Row Row Row your boat.................see told you

Bookreader, my family was in Dutchess County before the Revolution too. I just read a book about Nathan Hale and the war, and it was amazing to read about people going up and down Flatbush Avenue (it may have been Flatbush Road) back then! I guess we don't think of some of these roads being so old. I would love to see what Flatbush Avenue looked like in 1776!

Dee

I've posted before that the battle of Stony Point, which I did not remember from school, was rather important. Also, the 'treason house', where Benedict sold the plans, is right near here. Of course, NYS, in all its lunacy, tore it down.

My town just opened a historical home that once belonged to Seth Thomas.....ready for tours this year....a lot of folks didn't want to spend the money, even though much came from grants, they wanted to tear it down....insane!

It always amazes me how history gets put on the back burner when pretty much any place has something local that is interesting.

the barn in long valley that I used to board my horse at... the house was used as a boarding house for Washington's soldiers ... where the sleeping quarters were on the top floor.. had one stair case for generals .. and one for lower rank soldiers... the kids loved to play hide and seek in that house.. lots of small rooms on the top floor... and it was deemed historical so they couldn't do much renovating

Yes, same Baker chocolate company!

I knew of Garfield because my sister marched in drum & bugle corps for several years {Crossmen of Delaware County} against the Garfield Cadets, now the Cadets of Bergen County. We saw them many times during the marching seasons and at several Drum Corps International competitions.
Martha

double post

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WTG Martha's sister! My husband says he knows all the Crossmen people from 1970 on.

the cadets were always seen in a big light.. my mom would get all excited if they marched a parade or game.. lots of town pride with them

Carrie, my sister was then Grace Dietrich, aka Gracie Slick, from Trenton. She played baritone bugle.
What's your husband's name?
Martha

I live in Indiana, Pa. Hometown of actor Jimmy Stewart and located about 60 miles east of Pittsburgh. Indiana was established in 1806, on land donated by George Clymer, one of only five men who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The house I live in was built in 1814, according to the old tax records. Used to have several hundred acres with it, but now reduced to about 65 feet by 150 feet! lol! Not much room on which to have a garden!

Kathy