Morris, New York

The Morris Chronicle offered a prize for the best history of the Butternut Valley written by a student. You can read the result as it appeared in the March 26, 1890 edition of the paper.'

Sometimes schoolhouses are moved, even if they are made of stone. Follow the links below to learn more.

https://www.harvestofhistory.org/village/filers-corners-schoolhouse/

Some terms the teacher, namely, Will S. Hopkins, would have a full school, say 41 students.

Below is a portion of the map. To see the whole map click on the link to the PDF below this image.

The 1883 fire on Main St took out about 12 buildings including outsbuildings.

One building lost was run by the Watson Family who rebuilt after the fire. It later was renamed the Kenyon House.

Ever hear of the Oil City State Forest in Otsego County, NY? It was news to me, too, but there is such a place!

To get a better look at the map use the link below. The map was produced by the Otsego County Planning Department on January 21, 2012.

When I first looked into this I could not find any mention of a linotype in use at The Morris Chronicle, but I have since found articles in 1920 and 1922 showing that the Morris Chronicle had a linotype before the New Berlin Gazette. See the links below the text to read the articles.