Hudson (Images of America) - Softcover

Halprin, Lewis; The Hudson Historical Society

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738500739 ISBN 13: 9780738500737

Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 1999

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Book by Lewis Halprin

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Reseña del editor:

This fascinating photographic history tells the story of Hudson, a peaceful New England town with a rich history. The first resident, John Barnes, came to the area in 1698 and built a gristmill by a waterfall on the Assabet River. Later, a sawmill was built, followed by several small industries that huddled around the mill. By 1850, railroads came to the area, now called Feltonville, as did many factories. In 1886, the area became the Town of Hudson, and it continued to grow with modern factories, a more diversified industry, banks, schools, and a wonderful new town hall. The people of Hudson have always had an exemplary pride and courage in times of struggle. During the Civil War, several local homes were stations in the Underground Railroad, and many Hudson men took up arms to defend abolition. In 1894 disaster struck when a fire grew into an inferno and destroyed more than 40 buildings in the heart of the town. The same citizen zeal and courage that originally built the town built a new town to rise in place of the ashes.

Biografía del autor:

Lewis Halprin is the author of several books published by Arcadia. Here he joins with the Hudson Historical Society to celebrate the story of Hudson using the society s tremendous collection of photographs, glass slides, and other historical information. A selection of this treasure is within your hands right now, so sit down, relax, and enjoy a visual trip into Hudson s past.

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• Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0738500739
• ISBN 13: 9780738500737
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128