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Charles H. Lawrence


Charle H. Lawrence in his hardware store.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131775117/charles-h-lawrence


CH Lawrence used the building on the left.


The buildings in August 2024.

A Hamlet in Pittsfied -- Finksville

The New Berlin Gazette on June 6, 1935 had a column on page one about the hamlet of Finksville. One man living at one time in Finksville was Lorenzo VanPelt who was a father to Mary A. VanPelt who was a wife of Charles Lawrence, who ran a hardware store in Morris.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100683497/lorenzo-vanpelt

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92233801/mary-a-lawrence

Linn Tractors Videos on Youtube

Some film of Linn Tractors at the United Verde Mine and plowing snow in New York are available on youtube.

Linn Tractors at the United Verde Mine, Part 1

Linn Tractors from Morris NY at Jerome AZ mining at the United Verde Mines. Copper ore mined here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Verde_Mine

https://youtu.be/16JMcJLOym4?si=kEXr9Pwmq_z2u_Y_

Henry DeWolf photo

Shared by Peggy Knapp McCrea on January 27, 2016

George B. Folts

Photo is from the book Morris New York 1773-1923 by Joyce Foote

Bird's Eye View of Morris Fairgrounds Looking East 1947 postmark

The signature looks like Ada Wilson, Born in 1873 -- maiden name Ada Briggs, mother of Lillian who was the wife of Earl Gage who ran a meat and grocery market on Main St in Morris. She was a nurse and married to Charles Wilson -- who was born in 1846.

To zoom in click on the first link below.

To make the back of the card easier to read I have rotated the image and attached it below.

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