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Baptistown, part one

February 15, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Baptistown, E. T. Bush, Heath, Historians, Kingwood Twp, Trimmer Tags: alcohol, churches, early settlers, land titles, maps, stores, taverns

Recently there has been much discussion on the Facebook page “Historical Kingwood Township” about the history of Baptistown. So, it seems appropriate now to publish this article by Egbert T. Bush with his memories of the ancient village.

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Surprising Connections

January 25, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp Tags: houses, land titles

This is a short article, intended as a postscript to “Route Not Taken, Part Four.” It concerns surprising connections between the landowners I researched, starting with Elizabeth Abbott. It also carries on the theme of married women who buy real estate.

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The East End of Sergeantsville

January 25, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Sergeantsville Tags: farming, railroads

part six of Route Not Taken

Properties owned by Abbott, Parks & Cole

Continuing with the saga of the railroad that was never built. You can view the previous (and future) articles by going to the home page and clicking on the tag for railroads.

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