*Note: Some of the language below may be a little antiquated because its excerpts and transcriptions from a the book -Transcription from Historic Houses of New Jersey By Weymer Jay Mills .J. B. Lippincott Company – written in 1902 = The original words provide a unique glimpse of the people and early times in New […]
Tag: 1776s
The picturesque [see vintage pictures] town of Bethel, Vermont had a doctor who made house calls on horse back
Bethel is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The town includes the locations of Bethel village, Bethel-Gilead, East Bethel, Lilliesville, Lympus (formerly Olympus), and West Bethel. Bethel was the first town created by the independent Republic of Vermont in 1779 and was named after the Biblical village of Bethel. The town of Bethel […]
Our symbol of Liberty, the Liberty Bell has something in common with Big Ben
This is Independence Day and a good time to reflect upon the 1st time it was celebrated. Read more about U. S. connection with Big Ben here. Did you know that Big Ben in London, England and the Liberty Bell have something in common. Both Bells were made by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in […]