From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County September 15-30

By Essex County Historical Society
September 18, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



UPPER JAY


Forest Fire In County Destroys 500-Acre Tract


Forest Ranger aided by more than 300 volunteers and fire departments from six communities battled a forest fire which raged Monday night and Tue... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County September 1-14

By Essex County Historical Society
September 05, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



WILMINGTON


TELEVISION ATOP WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN


Television is an added attraction for the thousands of visitors who annually drive the eight-mile highway to the mile-high summit of Whiteface Mountain. M... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County August 15-31

By Essex County Historical Society
August 15, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



PORT HENRY


NYSES Office To Be Continued At Port Henry


Indications from representative members of the community that a hardship would be worked on Port Henry and surrounding towns by the projected clos... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County August 1-14

By Essex County Historical Society
August 01, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



WESTPORT


To Give Free X-Rays At Westport Fair


Officials of the Essex County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association announced this week that a mobile X-ray unit would be set up at the Essex... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County July 15-31

By Essex County Historical Society
July 14, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



LAKE PLACID


THE PROPOSED HOSPITAL


Considerable enlightenment concerning the proposed Placid Memorial Hospital was delivered Thursday night of last week by speakers following the dinner given for the e... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County July 1-14

By Essex County Historical Society
July 03, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



ESSEX COUNTY


Open Campaign To Get Hospital Beds In County


A subscription campaign to obtain additional hospital beds in Essex County got underway Tuesday, sponsored by the Essex County American Legion... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County June 15-30

By Essex County Historical Society
June 13, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



CROWN POINT


Establish Speed Zone In Village Of Crown Point


As a result of the complaints of residents and action of the Crown Point Town Board, the New York State Traffic Commission has set up a speed... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County June 1-14

By Essex County Historical Society
May 30, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago


TICONDEROGA


Control Admissions At Local Hospital


Due to a reduced staff and in line with a nation-wide problem resulting from an insufficient number of available nurses, officials of the Moses Ludington H... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County May 15-31

By Essex County Historical Society
May 15, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago


TICONDEROGA


Process For Elimination Of Mill 'Fog' Here Will Be In Operation This Summer


Elimination of the "fog" which settles over Ticonderoga as the result of operations in the recovery plant of the Int... Continue reading

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Buildings tell history tales

By Essex County Historical Society
May 10, 2023
Category: HISTORY

              Do you believe in ghosts?

 

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County May 1-14

By Essex County Historical Society
May 01, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



TICONDEROGA


Merchants Here Vote For Meter Parking System


Ticonderoga merchants and business men have gone on record by a vote of 53 to 11 to recommend installation of a meter parking system in the bus... Continue reading

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From The Archives : A Look Back On Essex County April 15-30

By Essex County Historical Society
April 14, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



ESSEX COUNTY


Ask Bids On County Highway Project


Proposals for the reconstruction of eight and a half miles of roadway between Westport and Wadhams Mills, Wadhams Mills and Whallonsburg and Essex will... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County April 1-14

By Essex County Historical Society
March 31, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN


DEVELOPMENT OF SKI CENTER URGED BY SUPERVISORS



A resolution urging the Whiteface Mountain Authority to expedite the work on the Whiteface Mountain development, and a notificatio... Continue reading

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An Adirondack Mountains National Park?

By Essex County Historical Society
March 16, 2023
Category: HISTORY

Ever get the opportunity to visit the Adirondack Mountains National Park? Now, this is not to be confused with the New York State Adirondack Park.

 

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County March 15-31

By Essex County Historical Society
March 15, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago


TAHAWUS


Trails On Tahawus Property  Opened To Public By Company

Opening of three new trails on the National Lead Company prop... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County March 1-14

By Essex County Historical Society
March 01, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



TICONDEROGA


Experiments In Television Reception In Ticonderoga Prove 'Highly Satisfactory'


Television reception in Ticonderoga has been definitely established as "highly satisfactory," a development w... Continue reading

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The Man in the Photograph: Ashley Leach (1857-1926)

By Essex County Historical Society
February 16, 2023
Category: HISTORY

It is said that a picture is worth 1000 words. There’s a photograph in the Adirondack History Museum of a mustachioed man in his 20s bedecked in a suit of work clothes with handkerchief and watch... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County February 15-28

By Essex County Historical Society
February 15, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago



NEWCOMB


Proposed Road Seen Nearer By New Agreement


The National Lead Company, operator of the huge McIntyre development in the production of titanium and ilmenite, has granted a right of way over its... Continue reading

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From the Archives: A Look Back on Essex County February 1-14

By Essex County Historical Society
January 31, 2023
Category: HISTORY

75 Years Ago


PORT HENRY


Asphalt Mixing Plant Underway At Port Henry


In addition to the large crushing and screening plant used for processing iron ore tailings, which are procured from the mining operations of Republi... Continue reading


A Further Look At The Story Of The Museum’s Concord Coach

By Essex County Historical Society
January 29, 2023
Category: HISTORY

In the September 21, 1950 edition of the Adirondack Record-Post recounted the story of the wayward coach.

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