Memorial to Hannah Cooper located on NYS Route 51 two miles south of the village of Morris, NY. The text below is carved in the sculptured marble monument which takes the shape of a single pillar supporting a large urn.
For thee, sweet maid!
Resplendent beams of thought,
Wisdoms rich love,
By Seraphs hands, were given,
Thy spotless soul
Thy pure effulgence caught,
It sparkled, was exhaled -
And went to Heaven.
An old real picture postcard of the NYS 51 and 80 intersection in West Burlington with a sign that said, "Garrattsville, 4 1/2 Mi, Morris 12 1/2 Mi." You are also warned not to drive in one track and create ruts in the road. The building in the photo looks the one that still stands at the corner and has served as a store at times, but now is just a home. Here's a more recent photo and the postcard front and back. A bit of tinkering with the doors and windows has taken place but structure is unchanged.
138 Main St Two-story, two-bay, frontal-gable frame commercial building with later Italianate false front. Recessed storefront retains paired wood doors with glazed upper panels and display windows dating to the Italianate period; upstairs façade has bracketed frieze andretains windows with two-over-two wood sash and wood clapboard siding. Sides and back of building also retain wood clapboards. Built I 840s; remodeled 1865-85.
Historic map references: 1856: Watch shop; 1868: Store WRB; 1903: Mrs. A. Simmons;1916: storage
136 Main St Two-story, frontal-gable frame commercial building (constructed 1832) with later, three-bay, flat-roofed wing extending commercial space eastward on Main St. Two-story, frontal-gable western portion built earlier. Eastern section retains Italianate false front with small single brackets in frieze; storefronts may reuse historic configuration, but all historic materials replaced. Built 1832; later Italianate east wing added 1860-1870s.
