Hudson-Champlain 350th Celebration
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HI STORYQrFOI1NDING~or WNflJiGERS fALLS
TIl.ewordWl\:RJiilnger se.emsto .ha~e,come
tChe bdiraD ~nllme ~,,;pal'li, em ,Algonquin
.' . .. mmaed'tbe B.aSlem shore .,of the
,.V,&i,Ullt'ill'the :middle of the '18 th
oeri.;tUri..; . '
. '[!be .Cr.e,ekwetters ,have long 'heen' 'the -chief
stimulus ~to ,tbe:growth of the ;village.
'The TOWn of Wappinger , originally a part
o~ :~e town of :FishklU, was erected May 20,
1815 'and Ueswhony wIthin the 'Ro,mbo u t
pa:tent~granted In 186'5. Territorially, it Is
the 'smallest town in Dutch:e,ssCounty cover-
.ing16",O.2.5aores, 'but.in point ofpopulattC>.l!_
us 'ao vity'ttls,one of 'the m.os t
important.
."...~Wh~ j>rmgiPalv1llag.e .in .the;town-is:Wap-
pingers Falls situated at, the head of n a v 1-
~.(2t12!!.;.9P:-W'CfPPmger Creek. The villag;e lies
on both sides of the creek having been made
to include the vIllage of Channingville by In-
cOJ.;porattonon;S tember2.2., ;t8111:.
' ,;', , 'ThettitJSl:Pi, , tecilsettlenient wa.s at the
mouth !of 'the';c~eek in 1659 wh'en several persons
Wished ;to ,migrate from M ,a ss ac hu S ,e t t: s .
Acces:s :cw.edand was dtffloultand permission
to the dght of ,pass~ :throughthe Hudson
was .denied:by Dutch auth'Orttles. The project
was abanCioned.
,In iJ1;.8iilhe .DaUy Graphic of NeW York
stated ,fhat"the present Mesler: mansion; the
courtty bui1d1n~s -at Clump' s ~mers alid the
flout mill were the only buU4in9Sin.lhe place. II
Peter Me,sier" though not the first settler,
was the first of much1mportanceand the first
whose faniUy name has been associated 'with
its history to the present time. He fled from
France in 1685 to escape the tyrany and per-
secution of LouIs XlV. He .f.()~.~~L1.l9:..e.!IL_ .__
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l'isnkill and purchas.ed a large tract ,Of land said
to :CoDtai1isome;7'fr~: acnes~ '
Slde:s 'of the .6r.eek. .1tcQni~r.4se4i
land. df the ;pre's~~ffVi'.l1ag~"of lWa,
The purchas:e.tncluded:the npusem, .
as ~Mesier Homestead omlte1'etLin Mester ~k...
The'home nOW hOu:Sestne ;:W~lrig,erS ,RQU:oen:'
Departmcimt . and fhe'Warte:r J)~pattment.
-Refol'el 11'1:s M6~h\tS :Brew"8f'",-amH1erand
mi11'!right from'Hdllamd,:, bulltd:he"~OW' .Mill't! ~'~-"-
on the east s.~de 'of~p;pinger:s 'Creek. . '. -
_ :N.tGho1as .Br.ewer,: ~othet-Of-Adolphus-,-b-ullt: ..-.
uRed Millll. -Ou.tput :0f lOObatrels of flour per .,
.day :w.as~por.ted.,,;-,--,,~'---'-----" _ _.
Aft-erMay), f~'77., these mills were pur~
chased by Peter 1Vresier.
Aft-er J.;z:, ' .~;~. Jr.' anG:H6mjT'
TerBos s~. ':s ...' 'ed:ashi;pYard
at thenodt ~of 'McnhleyStree:t..h would ;ac.:.... "
comcdate. vesse;}s,drawing 'up to _slxt~eri. feet'" .-
of wat-er;- Math'ew Mesi,~t,;'.sonQf~~te:r;~ -:had
a sloop .built ;th~TetO trarii~pott >floUr "to 'New '-
York. Also"a numb~r laf~:u~boats were :built
ther:e -for the 1Jni,ted, Stalle:siG'avemme,nttn i8'12.
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18 3 2,~ The"DutcbessPr!rit,W-orks w,ere es-
tabl~shed ~y Jam~s ,~j;}ghamdf Manchester~
England, for> pr~ngcialico. ptls -wastbe
first-pnntworks mAmerlca. . .
1 83S ~ The DutQh.e.s;s' Print W ork;$ were
boughtb}' the Dut-che S'S Company. '. rr'!h 0 ma ;s
Gam.er'was the principle oWner.. They >e m. -
,>'p!QY~~, <:)\Tel' l~OOO persons ,with anavernge.
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1 84 4 - The .Frarikl1ndale Cotton Company
becamethe'property'~o:rMeSsrs ~'Gamer&- - Co.
The .site" and waterpower was "first utilized by
Benjamtn ClapJ;"" who manufactured m ab og any
venee,nng,oJilthe;1ower : floor . The 'second floor
was aCC1;\pied:by 'Qook& LoW ,makers of combs .
The upp,er story was utilized for drying c at t on
gooos. - The cotton mill operated 10./000 spndes
and produced about 250,000 yards of cloth per
week. This plant was destroyed by fire in 1885.
The comb factory was later located in several
places. The last site was at the foot of Fulton
Street where 'a, part of this factory stin stands..
It i~now us~cifor apartments but is still ,known
as "The Comb Shop",.' Until recent times.,' jet
ad 1ri the m-a-n'l;1-
facturing of the combs have been dug up by
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1 84 6 - The ClintOn Company erected' a
'--"buHding-on-the"s!t~'of the "Yellow Millll to
, m'ariiifacture '60ttonc:loth. It was destroyed
by fire in 1855 'and was never re'built. Th e
name exlstedhowevsr in the sqpewision of
a1l the 'tenementPF~~rty, numDedn9 several
hundred., rentedma~y to the operators in the
print works. In latefyears, these houses were
sold. '",.
1 8 ~6 t)' -', S; W ~' JOhnsonbe<;:aine partner wi th
Mr,. Gamer. Shortly"after', 'Mr,~Gamer died and
the estate, was inhe#ted by his son, William.
The .business" under the nam~; o.fGamer Company
was continued 'bY Mr: JohI1so~ ~t:iIhls death in,
December 1881. The three Gamer d'aughters, who
had marrie~ titl(tS,. were not interested' in' con -
tinuing the business. In 1909~ the''Print works
and b1eachery wer~, sold to Derririg &' Milliken
and becameknciwn as The Dutchess Bleachery.
They discontinu~d printing materials but con-
tinued as a bleachery and dye works. Aft e r
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World War I, it was .run 'on "'6 pmblership -pian;' In .~.
which the ,eDlPlqye.esshar,ed,equaliy::With -the campa _
ny. This was the firstventmeof ilts ,kind and was
very succes,sful for anumber'of ''Fears,~ . ~iASwOrkwas
affected :~f ~thedepne's:stQn, 'the .partnerShlp :plan was
dissolved by a 100% 'vote aftheemploy,ee.s,.,
1.95.5- The Bleacherv discontinued Glperations
and the pr.operty was,sold. It was a 'great ~blOw to ,.
the economy of the village..
1 8 73 - The R.J", Stuart Foundry located north
of Drake's drawbridge having moved .there fro 111
Hughsonville where!t wases,tab11shed by 'William '
Taylor before 185.Z, It had .been sold to 'H'u'n t&
Disbrow at that time.
1.a 71 - Sweet Orr &: Com an
a p ant for the making ,of Gveralls ,sack coats, and
'jackets. James Orr and his two nephews, Clayton
E. and Ciint9R.w'YHSW"€-e-hc~oame-fter'€':from-eattfor_
nia. It was one of several factories.. .Local em-
p- oy.e.esJlum ,e:d ~~nd~the -weekly output was
1,000 dozen pairs of overalls. In 1912 they were
advertised as '~ the world famous manufactury of
over911~ .., ,. . Twa.-thirdsof its:empioy.e:eswere . '
women. This parent plant closed in 195'8.
MER'CHANTS'"
As late as 1832 there was only one stG~ in
Wappingers:
In 1 Efao .~ Benja~dn Cla.p:pep~8tec;li~c)f)..Matket
Street.
In 1. 870 .., . JosephD .Iiar-court~~9'aged inltliU-
ing and ice business, at Faulkner MnJ..near Huc;Jl1....
sonvHle!I;~~.,t\Vo.sons~ 1.. & J. T.~lch(.)l~Harcourt
as sociatedW'ithhin1..an~ continued ,tI;teb~slnessof
generaIInerchi:lll(U~e.. " " ' '" . .
F ro m .l~47:, t.o A~7 6 , J oh nDvBol~wa~ a
prominent merchant,deallngin dry goods .andgrocerias.
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THE BRIDGE
On F ebruary2 8, 1819, afre shet ofextraordi-
nary force.destroyed many mills on the banks of
the creek and ,carried away every bridge from Salt
Point to the Hudson. The Main Street bridge was
immediately rebuilt. It was a covered wooden
structure with windows on both sides. This was
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r e p laced1:>ya stonebridQ'ei.nJ.8S~W'h1db~a,s
widened in 1884 from 30 feet to 60. feet..
CHt.f'RCHES
Originally., the;peoj:lle..ofthe Village of various
denominations held theirsenrices in homes of those
interested in establ1shinga church.. The >following
churches Were fermally founded:
1833
1838
1845
1845
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- Zion Protestant Episc.o,palChurch
- FranklindaleBa,PustOhurch
- St. Mary'sRemanCatholic Church
- Methodist Episcepal Church
Plesbyterian Church
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Tbe:~4-r~t~~-<?fTt'W(i~.staitedina bUilding at
Main and ChurCh Streets in Channingvllle, which
was ewnedby the Dutchess Company, inctbeut
1866.. It wa sknown~~;tf1e :U'ntonFne,e.Sdhool
!1'lO;e.l'!i i':D.odaY.it ls .(icentralized district with its
main :buUding,a fine structure, en Remsen Avenue.
Other schoels ef ,the district are .theiJ'ames S..
Evans Elementfin.y SOhoo.1.enSeuth. Roact,and.tbe.
Vassan Read ElementanySchoel.
ROADS
The Highway Law ef 1713 read: "If tbecornb-
sionens fon the County of Onange and 1.)\1 tob e ss
County see cause to have any roads laid out for
a wag()nr()ad,theinhabitants of said COunties
shall be hereby obliged to clear the same. II
. STREETS
In 1872, Mn. Edward Morris WEmtintothe
real estate.: ~u~essandbuiltGOri~J.ialLw.h.er,e-b~___..
-opened 'c1' drug store.. 'Vanous proirietors have oen-
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tinued a drug business which is now operated as
the Liggett Drug Store.
He sold much of the property of the Mesier estate
which resulted in the opening of a number of impor-
tant streets and the erection of business places and
homes. He helped incorporate the Bank of Wappin-
geTs and was responsible for the laying out of the
road to New Hamburg along the lower creek as a
public road instead of a toll road as was chartered
by the legislature.
On an 1850 map of Wappingers, Mill Street was
lined on both sides with the buildings of a Clinton
Manufacturing Company which likely gave it its
name.
SpririgStreet is said to be named for a spring on
the corner which is under the present library build-
ing.
Academy Street was opened in 1870. It does not
cross South Avenue in a straigh t line "because, at
the time, the entrance to Benjamin Clapp's estate
occupied the southwest corner. This estate was
marked by the gray granite posts which now stand
as a gateway into the grounds of Zion Episcopal
Church. In the 1900's, the Clapp home was occu-
pied by superintendents of the Bleachery.
South Avenue was first called Mesier Lane, then
Broadway and finally South Avenue. As late as 1870,
it was known as Broadway but the dates for other
changes have not been found. In the 1890's and
early 1900's, it was known as Lovers' Lane, though
not officially, for it was a popular spot on evenings
and Sundays for strolling couples.
We have been told that the river road from Peeks-
kill through Beacon to Wappingers was known as
Broadway. This was a section of the road which
was to be a direct line from New York City to Albany,
all of which was to be known as Broadway.
James S. Roy I as village president, supervised
the curbing and grading of streets and the laying out
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of water mains. The purchase and laying out of
Mesier Park was mainly effected through his efforts.
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE
First established in New Hamburg around 1813
and known as the WapPingers Creek Post 0 ff ice.
In 1847, a post office was established in "a
little community" (assumed to be Hug h son ville,
though not specifically so stated). The inhabi-
tants had previously obtained their mail at Middle-
bush where a post office was maintained about
1824 and was kept by Mr. Francher, father of Judge
Francher of New York City.
The Mesier familYJavor-ed-th-e nameWappingers
Falls forthe-~-;~munity. The Post Master General
under President Zachary Taylor changed the n a me
to WapPingers Falls Po st Office from W a p pin 9 e r s
Creek Post Office in 1849.
The original site of the Post Office was in a
store just west of the bridge, however, the location
was frequently changed for with the appointment of
a new post master the office would be moved. This
practice continued until 1940 when a permanent site
was chosen by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at
the corner of South Avenue and East Main Street. At
his suggestion, a field stone building was erected
which was a copy of the original Mesier Homestead.
A large number of boxes Were installed for no
deliveries Were made. In July 1954, it was made a
first class post office with three delivery routes in
the village and three rural routes that now c Over
101 miles a day.
MURALS IN WAPPINGERS FALLS POST OFFICE
These are the work of Henry Billings of New York.
The theme is the falls and gorge of the creek.
On the northwest wall, the first mill established
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in 1780 is depicted. It introduces two figures, the
Marquis de Chastellux, an ~eaTly traveler who record-
ed the beauty of the falls, and Peter Mesier, ow n e r
of the "Yellow Mill" whose 18th century home inspir-
ed the architecture of the present Post Office.
On the southwest wall is shown the textile mill
and stone bridge of 100 years later.
Henry Billings is represented by paintings in the
Museum of Living Art, the Whitney Museum of Ameri-
can Art, Museum of Science and Industry, Murals in
Rockefeller Center, Murals in Medford, Massachu-
setts, Lake Placid, and New York City Post Offices.
-Taken from Mr. Clinton Clapp's Articles
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BANKS
A ..BatiLlJ1 a I Ra.nk wa-B Lo..rme d and failed
before 1869 at an unknown location. This furniture
and equipment was purchased by the Wappingers
Falls Savings Bank which was incorporated on April
23, 1869. For many years they were located in the
Masonic Building on Mill Street. Vvhen they moved
to their new modern building, a few doors away, the
old equipment was left in what is now the Town Clerk's
Office. The old safe bears the name of National Bank
and is still in use.
1 87 1 - W a ppingers Falls Bank was organized
but failed in 1885.
The National Bank of Wappingers Falls was in-
corporated on February I, 1909 with a cap ita 1 0 f
$ 25,000. It is now affiliated with the First National
Bank of Poughkeepsie.
THE PRESS
The Wappingers Falls Daily Times, established
about 1867, continued some four or five months by
C. G. and S. Coutant. Press work was done in
Ma ttew an.
The Wappingers Chronicle, established October
26, 1869 was owned and published under the name
of Winchell & Dougherty.
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In 1872, Dougherty purchased Winchell's interest
and continued until September 25, 1880 I at which
time he sold it to A. E. Benedict. The name was
changed to The Weekly Chronicle. It was a Repub-
lican paper.
The Bulletin, which was started on December 17 I
1874 by George W. Winchell and S. Roe, Jr. pub-
lished for about a year. It was a Democratic weekly.
The Wappinger Era I a Democratic weekly, was
established in 1876-1877 by George W. Winchell.
It was discontinued in the Summer of 1878; revived
after fifteen months by George W. Winchell and
S. H. Homan. It was again discontinued in 1881.
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I NT-ERE S TI N.G.SL EANING S
VV"appingers lies in the middle of Hudson Valley,
the longest valley in Eastern United States extend-
ing from Alabama to the Province of Quebec. Marine
deposits contain marine fossils and remains of
ancient sea life.
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The Duke and Dutchess of Marlboro are said to
have ridden through Wappingers with two footmen
on their tally-ho. They stopped to picnic and change
horses at Mesier Park but were told to move on by
the local constabulary.
A red sand stone horse trough of six or eight sides
once stood at Main and Mill Streets. Used as a
platform for speakers, both Theodore Roosevelt and
Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke from it.
A soap factory once stood near Clump's Corners.
Clump's Corners is the land at the junction of East
Main Street and Route 9 I going west to Remsen Ave-
nue. Though no record of a deed has been found, it
was known to include many acres.
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WheIl the . first trOUe.Y.Ja.Il H Wa.~aUl.ighted UP.
The whole town turned out to .see it.
New Hamburg once ccirriedthe world's pennant
for ice boating . People came from all over the east
to watch races. "NorthemLight" from Poughkeepsie
finally won a pennanf.
Black Tom, a slave owned by Peter Mesier, plant-
ed the maples and' other trees around the G a u 11 e t
home. This wa s . the home of Maria Me sier , daugh ter
of Peter.
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I known as the House at Farmer's Landing. The walls
t----are-24" thick, has threErlluge firepta-ces-;-"allirOi e
I bricks in the peaks were brought from Holland as
, ballast. It was fired uponclur~Ilg thEiL.Revolution
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L from the river.
William K. Roy was instrumental in securing the
telephone and electric trolley lines.
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The main road from New York City toAIbany was
known as The King's Highway.
Channingville is derived from the Channing
family who owned a farm on which it lies (1886).
Formerly it was known as Ednams and Ednamsville.
Eagan's Opera House was built there in 1876. It
seated 50erpeople.
John Crilley, a cooper, built the first brick
building on either side of the creek.
Firstmeetinc;1-of the newly formed Town of
Wappingers was hiHd in Bro-werBrothers Wagon
Shop on March 7 I 1876.
Dr.. Peter D. Schenk was the first doctor to
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locate here in 1820. He continued his practice here .~
until his death.
The Dahlia Society he~d annual flower shows in
the O'Farrell Opera House.
Power's Recreation Park was the scene for tandem
bicycle races on a 15 mile track.
The trolley cars from Poughkeepsie had difficulty
in keeping to hour schedule in spite of the use of
bigger and better cars .
A boat owned by Captain George Terwilliger oper-
ated between Wappingersand Newburgh far carrying
__<__JreightJtmi.,pa s sen gAr!':: . It. ~-as--'I'-h-e--
Me sse n g e r . Mr. Connelly later ran The Petrel
When 21 volunteers departed for Ca.mp Kenyon
August 14... 1862, the operatives of the Dutchess
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Print VV orks met to plan means of support for the
families of those who might be drafted under .recent
government orders. It was agreed to co<ntribute two
percent .ofmonthly earni.ngs.
1883 - The Zion Church Sewirw School met
every Saturday to teach the children of the village
to sew.
The bell at Zion Church wa.s secretly installed at
night to be rung at the early morning Christmas ser-
vice to the surptiseof all.
In 1885, the village was lighted by gas.
On the outskirts of Wappingers stood the famous
model house of Orson Fowler which he planned, wrote
about and finally built after a decade of work. Its
outstanding feature was its form for it is an octagon
riSing five stories from an oval knowll. "The twenty-
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foot square gla.ss"'-:ro6fedC1.lpola, crowning .the stair
well, wase.ightyfeetabovetheground, and its Win-
dows fram~c:I..a~c:h,aIlging.:panorama tha.tincluded vast
reaches of th~gleamir:tgtiver and the spires of six-
teen towns. Below it nearly a hundred rooms bore
witness to the builder's varied interests and his archi-
tecturalt:heories.. "- Carl Cramer., "The Hudson"
Known as.f9wler'.s Folly , it was completed in
1858 and ~:builders came from far and near to seellA
Home 'for Alllland to copy its construction. Churches,
schoolhouses, <;,horsebam, a smokehouse, and a
"seance chambe{.feeling that eight-angled walls would
be easier for spirit visitors to penetrate than four II
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1 _______. THANK YOU
f.---~he committee wishes to express its appreci-
ation to all those who helped them to compile this
, modest booklet of a history of Vvappingers FaUs.
Who knows but what this might be of interest to some
; venturesome grOUP to continue the study to bring it
.. up to today's living in the Village?
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Our thanks to Mayor Joseph A. McCloskey,
and the Park Commissioners for the use of Mesier
Park for the Wappingers Garden Club's Card 'Party.
The project was our contribution to New York's Year
of History_ 1959 marks the 350th Hudson-Champlain
Anniversary Celebration.
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Our thanks to those patrons of our project. The
club appreciates your response to our efforts and wel-
comes your interest in our organization. Vie extend
a cordial invitation to attend our meetings and a possi-
ble future membership.
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Our thanks to the #427 Post of the American Legion
who so generously,cooparated with us :teaUowthe
use of their building in caseo! fCLinfor without this
help our party could have 'been a 'II complete wash-
out".
Our thanks to our former President, Mrs,. Gertrude
Willson, and our present President, Mrs. Adelaide
Ries"for their support and conf1denceintbe com-
mittee.
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SOURCES OF:MATER.IA:L AN.DINrORMATION
Record of .the Centennia.1GelebratlonOfZion Church
An address by W.. Wil.1isReese
The WappingeI:s Chronicle, Friday, November 6# 1896
Philip H. Smith., II Gen eral History of Dutchess
County from 1609 to 1875"
James H..Smith, "History of Dutchess County"lB82
Frank Hasbrouck., IIHistory of Dutchess County II 1909
American Guide Series, IlDutchess County"
Dutchess Textfle Assoc~ation Book
Helen Wflkinson ReynoldsllPoughkeepsie, origin
and meaning of the word II
COllections of the Dutchess HistoricaTGounqrXiis-
torical Society - Vol II 1I0ld Gravestones of
t Dutchess Qounty-l N ew Yorkll~ ...... . .. .
l-~;_e\'~:p~~~i~~:~e::oject. "New York - A Guide to
t William VV'. Reese I "18th Century Records of the
J Portion of Dutchess County, New York, that was
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Sophie and Christopher Hummel
Fannie D. Moore
Edward Scofield
Mr. and Mrs. Martense Cornell
Irene Cavagnaro
Frances E. Drace
Kenneth Van Voorhis
Henry Townsend
R. Malcolm Hunter , Postmaster
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CarolynP. VV'ixson
Edith Valente
Louise Crawford
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