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Newest Streets of Cortland blog post. . Willow A

Newest Streets of Cortland blog post. .

Willow Avenue is named after the 14 willow sprouts that were planted on both sides of Otter Creek by Horace Dibble sometime between 1847 and 1852. That is a very short street story, so maybe we should take a look at Horace Dibble, the man responsible for the trees. To learn more about Horace Dibble check out the blog post on our website (Link in bio)
First image is Horace Dibble’s Carding Mill which was located on North Main Street Photo in the collection of Cortland County Historical Society

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Photo of the week! c.1896. G.F. Beaudry's store,

Photo of the week!

c.1896. G.F. Beaudry's store, located at 73 Main Street in Cortland, offering confectionary goods, groceries, tobacco, and bicycle sales and repair. The two boys on the tandem bicycle are J. Leon and G. Frederick Beaudry, sons of Mr. G.F. Beaudry.

For more images of bicycling in Cortland, see this post from 2014: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=708343462566635&id=151334518267535

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The latest “Streets of Cortland” story explore

The latest “Streets of Cortland” story explores the search for information on the elusive D. F. Dunsmore and Dunsmore Park. Check the latest blog post on our website. (See link in bio)

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Photo of the week! The Homer National Bank in 191

Photo of the week!

The Homer National Bank in 1911. The man in the photo is unidentified.
In our collections we have a bank sign that looks just like the one in the window! The sign is supposed to have been painted by Edward Chase Clute and originally hung in the Randall Bank.

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The latest Streets of Cortland story is close to h

The latest Streets of Cortland story is close to home! Right around the corner from Cortland County Historical Society is a peaceful side street called Jewett Avenue, named after Dr. Homer Octavius Jewett. Dr. Jewett owned much of the land which makes up the street today. Dr. Jewett was a long practicing and respected physician in Cortland in the 19th century. Check out the complete story on our Blog (link in bio)

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May we never forget. #cortlandcounty #cortlandhis

May we never forget.

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Photo of the week! May 30th, 1899 at the Dexter H

Photo of the week!

May 30th, 1899 at the Dexter House in Cortland. The ladies in the photo are identified as Marie Grady, Inza Bulkley, Grace Warren, and Anna Thompson.

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Photo of the week! c.1900. School is back in sess

Photo of the week!

c.1900. School is back in session, so I thought it would be appropriate to share this image of a luncheon on the lawn of the original Cortland Central School! The Central School was built around 1891, and as the population continued to grow and more space was needed it went through renovations and additions until it became the building used today as the Cortland County Administration offices.

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Have a great Labor Day weekend!! #cortlandcounty

Have a great Labor Day weekend!!

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Are the names Miles Standish and John Alden famili

Are the names Miles Standish and John Alden familiar? Can you trace your ancestors to the Mayflower? In this week's Streets of Cortland post we find that some very prominent Cortland County settlers have distinguished relatives! Read the fascinating story about the Samson family, their contributions to Cortland and the street named after John Melvin Samson. follow the link in our bio to this week's blog post!

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Photo of the week! I went on quite a hunt for inf

Photo of the week!

I went on quite a hunt for information concerning this photo but was unable to find anything definitive! On the back is written "J.C. Eaton, Willet," and a bit of research did reveal that there was a John C. Eaton born in the town in 1827 and lived there his whole life until he died in 1916. He was the son of Peter Eaton who settled in Willet in 1815 and had a number of children that raised their own families in the area.
I am unsure of the exact date or location of this photograph, but find the small scale of the building rather fascinating.

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Streets of Cortland: VanHoesen Street Find the v

Streets of Cortland: VanHoesen Street

Find the very interesting story about the search for information about this street name on our blog this week. (Link in bio)

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Photo of the week! c.1930 Schine Theatre on North

Photo of the week!

c.1930 Schine Theatre on North Main Street in Cortland under construction; the theatre opened on December 4, 1930 with a showing of "The Life of the Party" starring Winnie Lightner.

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Check out the old tools we brought to Builders Be

Check out the old tools we brought to Builders Best this morning. Stop by later this morning and check out the food truck, bounce house for the kids and give aways.
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Join us Saturday as we help celebrate with our fri

Join us Saturday as we help celebrate with our friends at Builders Best. See you there.
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Photo of the week! c.1900 General store and post

Photo of the week!

c.1900 General store and post office in East Freetown. Kept by Merton H. Dillenbeck from around 1902 until 1921, then William Wright. Other names associated with the location are Clifford Harris and Ralph Maricle.
There is no exact date for this photo and the people are unidentified.

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Check out the latest post on Streets of Cortland:

Check out the latest post on Streets of Cortland: Sleighs, Sleds, and Work (link in bio)

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Photo of the week! Prohibition-era Cortland c.192

Photo of the week!

Prohibition-era Cortland c.1920s. On Court Street with the fire station in the background. Unfortunately, no further information is included with this photograph. There are a couple of newspaper clippings in our records that describe raids conducted in Cortland and Homer by "Izzy" Einstein, a prohibition agent from New York City.

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Check out the latest Streets of Cortland post on o

Check out the latest Streets of Cortland post on our blog. This week you will learn about the fascinating story of toll roads (See link in bio)
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