Stafford Illustrated compiled and printed by William Young, 1895. some of the following photos are from this book. The picture on the cover is the Spring House.
Stafford Illustrated compiled and printed by William Young, 1895. some of the following photos are from this book. The picture on the cover is the Spring House.
The Furnace Hollow Hotel at the corner of East Street and Patten Road.
My great great grandfather, John Elliothorpe Washburn had a grist mill here.
The Stafford Fair Grounds ones stood on the spot where
The Stafford Speedway now holds forth.
My grandmother sneaked into a sulky race dressed as a boy probably back about 1885.
This is a postcard with a picture of Stafford Savings Bank.
My great grandfather John Randolph Washburn lived in the center of West Stafford at what is now the corner of 190 and Hampden Road. He wrote about the various businesses there, and he also wrote about the taverns and hotels.
This is the Second Congregational Church, the photo by Mark Davis. The Reverend Joseph A.C. Wadsworth III is writing the history of the church and has published the first volume which includes 1754-1900 along with a history of the area.
The Davis family were early settlers in West Stafford and the largest land owners, and Mark Davis has written about their history on his web site.
My Great Great Grandmother, Lois Cushman White, ran her boarding house here for years after her husband Charles died in 1845. Her boarders were workers in the local factories. Charles White has remained very much of a mystery to his descendants.
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