Morris, New York

Go to bottom this page for link to the youtube video.

The Morris Historical Society and the Butternut Valley Alliance (https://butternutvalleyalliance.org/) cohosted a presentation by Tom Washbon about the history of the mills and milling in the Butternut Valley.

Photo shared by Mr. Knapp's daughter, Peggy Knapp McCrea

1924 photo of three old vintage models taken on the Poolville Road at the Knapp farm. The young man standing between the center car and the car on the right side of the photo is none other than our Dad, Richard Knapp. We were Peg and Ray Clement’s neighbors on Lake Street.

A gravity system was all the village needed at first, but when the rains fail pumps are brought in.

By 1950 gravity wasn't going to cut it anymore.

VILLAGE OF MORRIS SPEED LIMIT 30 M. P. H. i MORRIS WARNING-Constable Robert Stafford of Morris writes a summons as a reminder that a new ordinance limiting speed to 30 m.p.h. has become effective in the Otsego County community. Village Board has adopted an ordinance providing for enforcement of the speed limit and signs have besn installed.

Press and Sun-Bulletin
Binghamton, New York
06 Jul 1962, Fri • Page 3

Click on link below to read about dinner theater at the Major's Inn in Gilbertsville in 1977.

1910 Postmark, Baptist Church, Morris, NY

Baptist Parsonage -- Rene Elliott did some research and found this -- 12 Sept 1877 - Morris Chronicle - George Hall (Alexandra Stocker’s relative) was starting on the Baptist parsonage.