Annals of the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, Volumes 1-2 |
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Page 53
There were no carriages - in fact , no roads . I have seen in those days a man
load his family on a stone - boat , and when it came Sunday start off to the school
- house . They would hitch the horses on to the stone - boat . You know what that
is ...
There were no carriages - in fact , no roads . I have seen in those days a man
load his family on a stone - boat , and when it came Sunday start off to the school
- house . They would hitch the horses on to the stone - boat . You know what that
is ...
Page 54
I will say that at my earliest recollection Water street had been opened ; that is ,
the timber had been cut out and a wagon road was run down through the center
of the street from Superior street to Bank street , so called . It had grown up ...
I will say that at my earliest recollection Water street had been opened ; that is ,
the timber had been cut out and a wagon road was run down through the center
of the street from Superior street to Bank street , so called . It had grown up ...
Page 67
Alfred Kelley in a brick - house near the bank of the lake , north of his house he
had a field of two acres in wheat , north of this was a road leading to the mouth of
the river . Water street was fenced in , the corners of the fence full of elders and ...
Alfred Kelley in a brick - house near the bank of the lake , north of his house he
had a field of two acres in wheat , north of this was a road leading to the mouth of
the river . Water street was fenced in , the corners of the fence full of elders and ...
Page 81
A young locomotive drew the carriages over the level part of the Road , but the
grades were operated by animals and gravity . Thence to Buffalo the “ Line Road
” dragged its slow length along , and from there the “ Henry Clay ” rushed us ...
A young locomotive drew the carriages over the level part of the Road , but the
grades were operated by animals and gravity . Thence to Buffalo the “ Line Road
” dragged its slow length along , and from there the “ Henry Clay ” rushed us ...
Page 91
A little beyond Bedford on the old Pittsburg road is a heavy strip of swale and in
muddy seasons was well nigh impassable for wagons ; the mail and stage
coaches would manage to work their way by making detours through the woods
and ...
A little beyond Bedford on the old Pittsburg road is a heavy strip of swale and in
muddy seasons was well nigh impassable for wagons ; the mail and stage
coaches would manage to work their way by making detours through the woods
and ...
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| Title | Annals of the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, Volumes 1-2 |
| Author | Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County |
| Publisher | The Association, 1880 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 4 May 2009 |
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