Streets of Cortland – Orchard Street
This street is simply named because of the orchard that was located where the street is today. I mistakenly thought that the orchard belonged to the Randall family, but when I looked more closely at maps, I realized it was part of land that belonged to Josiah Hart. (The Randall family did have a large amount of land, including orchards, on Main Street.) Just who was Josiah Hart? This will be far from a complete look at the man because there are very few leads that I was able to follow. As always, with more time, probably more resources could be found but there isRead More →