Hector Wood - Revision history

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	[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]'s shop at [[119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[~~Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]		[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]'s shop at [[119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]

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	[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]		[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]'s shop at [[119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]

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	[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]\|; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]		[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]

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	[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]\|; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]		[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]\|; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]

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	'''Guy H. (Hector) Wood, known variously as Hector, Guy, and Woody, '''and Charlie Keough rigged a rope tow and ran the downhill area at [[Dewey Mountain\|Dewey Mountain]] from 1938 through 1940. In 1941 and '42 Keough and Woods owned and operated the Sky View Ski area at [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Donnelly's\|Donnelly's]]. The ski slope used a lift of Keough's design: a tree served as the deadhead while a rope ran off the rear wheels of Ford Truck through a pole and pulley system. The entire lift was powered by the V-8 engine of the Ford Truck. World War II soon put an end to the operation.		'''Guy H. (Hector) Wood, known variously as Hector, Guy, and Woody, '''and Charlie Keough rigged a rope tow and ran the downhill area at [[Dewey Mountain\|Dewey Mountain]] from 1938 through 1940. In 1941 and '42 Keough and Woods owned and operated the Sky View Ski area at [[Donnelly's\|Donnelly's]]. The ski slope used a lift of Keough's design: a tree served as the deadhead while a rope ran off the rear wheels of Ford Truck through a pole and pulley system. The entire lift was powered by the V-8 engine of the Ford Truck. World War II soon put an end to the operation.

	In 1988 Guy H. Wood was a contractor living and working in Speculator, NY.		In 1988 Guy H. Wood was a contractor living and working in Speculator, NY.

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	[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]\|; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]~~'''~~		[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]\|; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]

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	[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]\|; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]'''Born:'''		[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]\|; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]'''

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	'''Guy H. (Hector) Wood, known variously as Hector, Guy, and Woody, '''and Charlie Keough rigged a rope tow and ran the downhill area at [[Dewey Mountain\|Dewey Mountain]] from 1938 through 1940. In 1941 and '42 Keough and Woods owned and operated the Sky View Ski area at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Donnelly~~%27s~~\|Donnelly's]]. The ski slope used a lift of Keough's design: a tree served as the deadhead while a rope ran off the rear wheels of Ford Truck through a pole and pulley system. The entire lift was powered by the V-8 engine of the Ford Truck. World War II soon put an end to the operation.		'''Guy H. (Hector) Wood, known variously as Hector, Guy, and Woody, '''and Charlie Keough rigged a rope tow and ran the downhill area at [[Dewey Mountain\|Dewey Mountain]] from 1938 through 1940. In 1941 and '42 Keough and Woods owned and operated the Sky View Ski area at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Donnelly's\|Donnelly's]]. The ski slope used a lift of Keough's design: a tree served as the deadhead while a rope ran off the rear wheels of Ford Truck through a pole and pulley system. The entire lift was powered by the V-8 engine of the Ford Truck. World War II soon put an end to the operation.

	In 1988 Guy H. Wood was a contractor living and working in Speculator, NY.		In 1988 Guy H. Wood was a contractor living and working in Speculator, NY.

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	'''Guy H. (Hector) Wood, known variously as Hector, Guy, and Woody, '''and Charlie Keough rigged a rope tow and ran the downhill area at [[Dewey~~%20Mountain~~\|Dewey Mountain]] from 1938 through 1940. In 1941 and '42 Keough and Woods owned and operated the Sky View Ski area at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Donnelly%27s\|Donnelly's]]. The ski slope used a lift of Keough's design: a tree served as the deadhead while a rope ran off the rear wheels of Ford Truck through a pole and pulley system. The entire lift was powered by the V-8 engine of the Ford Truck. World War II soon put an end to the operation.		'''Guy H. (Hector) Wood, known variously as Hector, Guy, and Woody, '''and Charlie Keough rigged a rope tow and ran the downhill area at [[Dewey Mountain\|Dewey Mountain]] from 1938 through 1940. In 1941 and '42 Keough and Woods owned and operated the Sky View Ski area at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Donnelly%27s\|Donnelly's]]. The ski slope used a lift of Keough's design: a tree served as the deadhead while a rope ran off the rear wheels of Ford Truck through a pole and pulley system. The entire lift was powered by the V-8 engine of the Ford Truck. World War II soon put an end to the operation.

	In 1988 Guy H. Wood was a contractor living and working in Speculator, NY.		In 1988 Guy H. Wood was a contractor living and working in Speculator, NY.

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	[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]\|; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''\|Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]'''Born:'''		[[File:Pisgah rope tow.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|The first rope tow on Mount Pisgah was built in 1938 at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Frank_Baker\|Frank Baker]]\|'s shop at [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/119_River_Street\|119 River Street]]\|; was made from a Ford truck. A joint venture between [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Charlie_Keough\|Charlie Keough]] and '''Hector Wood''', it was sold to the village and used for a number of years. [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/George_Ducket\|George Ducket]] in knickers, and Charlie Keough, at right. ''[[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Adirondack_Daily_Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 31, 1996 ]]'''Born:'''

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