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	'''Norman Ridge''' is a community southeast of [[~~Vermontville\|~~Vermontville]] named for the Norman family, who once worked extensive farms there. [[Norman Ridge Road\|Norman Ridge Road]] runs along the ridge from [[~~New York Route 3\|~~New York Route 3]] to the [[~~Fletcher Farm Road\|~~Fletcher Farm Road]].		'''Norman Ridge''' is a community southeast of [[Vermontville]] named for the Norman family, who once worked extensive farms there. [[Norman Ridge Road\|Norman Ridge Road]] runs along the ridge from [[New York Route 3]] to the [[Fletcher Farm Road]].
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	''Adirondack Daily Enterprise,'' May 23, 2020		''Adirondack Daily Enterprise,'' May 23, 2020

	[[[~~Howard Riley\|~~Howard Riley]] describes the Norman Ridge of his youth as follows:]		[[Howard Riley]] describes the Norman Ridge of his youth as follows:

	On Norman Ridge, if driving up from the Fletcher Farm Road, one would first come to Ray and Jeanette Laclair’s house and then John and Lucy Marten Norman’s, both on the left; then Adelaide and Peter VanCour’s on the right, and at the top of the hill was Walter and Mae Ward’s farm. Across the road was the Coslow farm; then down the road on the right was our farm, Dennis and Bessie Riley. Across from us was our great-uncle Tommy Keegan, later occupied by the the Earl Lawrence family. The Carney place, in the 1930s already empty, to the right of the road was where Beth and Ron Edgley’s mailbox is located, and then in the field to the left of the mailbox was the Oliver LaPradd farm. Across the road was Dave and Daisy Tucker’s home. Dave’s brothers Johnny and Bill lived with them. The last house and barn on the right as one heads down to Vermontville was later occupied by the same John and Lucy Norman (and their daughters Jean and Shirley), but I don’t remember who lived there before them.		On Norman Ridge, if driving up from the Fletcher Farm Road, one would first come to Ray and Jeanette Laclair’s house and then John and Lucy Marten Norman’s, both on the left; then Adelaide and Peter VanCour’s on the right, and at the top of the hill was Walter and Mae Ward’s farm. Across the road was the Coslow farm; then down the road on the right was our farm, Dennis and Bessie Riley. Across from us was our great-uncle Tommy Keegan, later occupied by the the Earl Lawrence family. The Carney place, in the 1930s already empty, to the right of the road was where Beth and Ron Edgley’s mailbox is located, and then in the field to the left of the mailbox was the Oliver LaPradd farm. Across the road was Dave and Daisy Tucker’s home. Dave’s brothers Johnny and Bill lived with them. The last house and barn on the right as one heads down to Vermontville was later occupied by the same John and Lucy Norman (and their daughters Jean and Shirley), but I don’t remember who lived there before them.

	From Mary Hotaling, May 26, 2020: In the 1980s I worked for Murray Heller at the now-defunct Center for Adirondack Studies at North Country Community College. Murray told me that Norman Ridge reminded his elderly immigrant father of the steppes of Russia.		From [[Mary Hotaling]], May 26, 2020: In the 1980s I worked for Murray Heller at the now-defunct Center for Adirondack Studies at [[North Country Community College]]. Murray told me that Norman Ridge reminded his elderly immigrant father of the steppes of Russia.

	'''See also:'''		'''See also:'''
	* [[~~Elihu W. Norman\|~~Elihu W. Norman]]		* [[Elihu W. Norman]]
	* [[~~B.F. Norman & Son Farm\|~~B.F. Norman & Son Farm]]		* [[B.F. Norman & Son Farm]]
	* [[~~Porter School\|~~Porter School]]		* [[Porter School]]
	* [[~~Howard Riley Interview\|~~Howard Riley Interview]]		* [[Howard Riley Interview]]

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	* [[Elihu W. Norman\|Elihu W. Norman]]		* [[Elihu W. Norman\|Elihu W. Norman]]
	* [[B.F. Norman ~~%26~~ Son Farm\|B.F. Norman & Son Farm]]		* [[B.F. Norman & Son Farm\|B.F. Norman & Son Farm]]
	* [[Porter School\|Porter School]]		* [[Porter School\|Porter School]]
	* [[Howard Riley Interview\|Howard Riley Interview]]		* [[Howard Riley Interview\|Howard Riley Interview]]

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	'''Norman Ridge''' is a community southeast of [[Vermontville\|Vermontville]] named for the Norman family, who once worked extensive farms there. [[Norman~~%20Ridge%20Road~~\|Norman Ridge Road]] runs along the ridge from [[New~~%20York%20Route%203~~\|New York Route 3]] to the [[Fletcher~~%20Farm%20Road~~\|Fletcher Farm Road]].		'''Norman Ridge''' is a community southeast of [[Vermontville\|Vermontville]] named for the Norman family, who once worked extensive farms there. [[Norman Ridge Road\|Norman Ridge Road]] runs along the ridge from [[New York Route 3\|New York Route 3]] to the [[Fletcher Farm Road\|Fletcher Farm Road]].
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	''Adirondack Daily Enterprise,'' May 23, 2020		''Adirondack Daily Enterprise,'' May 23, 2020

	[[[Howard~~%20Riley~~\|Howard Riley]] describes the Norman Ridge of his youth as follows:]		[[[Howard Riley\|Howard Riley]] describes the Norman Ridge of his youth as follows:]

	On Norman Ridge, if driving up from the Fletcher Farm Road, one would first come to Ray and Jeanette Laclair’s house and then John and Lucy Marten Norman’s, both on the left; then Adelaide and Peter VanCour’s on the right, and at the top of the hill was Walter and Mae Ward’s farm. Across the road was the Coslow farm; then down the road on the right was our farm, Dennis and Bessie Riley. Across from us was our great-uncle Tommy Keegan, later occupied by the the Earl Lawrence family. The Carney place, in the 1930s already empty, to the right of the road was where Beth and Ron Edgley’s mailbox is located, and then in the field to the left of the mailbox was the Oliver LaPradd farm. Across the road was Dave and Daisy Tucker’s home. Dave’s brothers Johnny and Bill lived with them. The last house and barn on the right as one heads down to Vermontville was later occupied by the same John and Lucy Norman (and their daughters Jean and Shirley), but I don’t remember who lived there before them.		On Norman Ridge, if driving up from the Fletcher Farm Road, one would first come to Ray and Jeanette Laclair’s house and then John and Lucy Marten Norman’s, both on the left; then Adelaide and Peter VanCour’s on the right, and at the top of the hill was Walter and Mae Ward’s farm. Across the road was the Coslow farm; then down the road on the right was our farm, Dennis and Bessie Riley. Across from us was our great-uncle Tommy Keegan, later occupied by the the Earl Lawrence family. The Carney place, in the 1930s already empty, to the right of the road was where Beth and Ron Edgley’s mailbox is located, and then in the field to the left of the mailbox was the Oliver LaPradd farm. Across the road was Dave and Daisy Tucker’s home. Dave’s brothers Johnny and Bill lived with them. The last house and barn on the right as one heads down to Vermontville was later occupied by the same John and Lucy Norman (and their daughters Jean and Shirley), but I don’t remember who lived there before them.
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	'''See also:'''		'''See also:'''
	* [[Elihu~~%20W~~.~~%20Norman~~\|Elihu W. Norman]]		* [[Elihu W. Norman\|Elihu W. Norman]]
	* [[B.F.~~%20Norman%20~~%26~~%20Son%20Farm~~\|B.F. Norman & Son Farm]]		* [[B.F. Norman %26 Son Farm\|B.F. Norman & Son Farm]]
	* [[Porter~~%20School~~\|Porter School]]		* [[Porter School\|Porter School]]
	* [[Howard~~%20Riley%20Interview~~\|Howard Riley Interview]]		* [[Howard Riley Interview\|Howard Riley Interview]]

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'''Norman Ridge''' is a community southeast of [[Vermontville|Vermontville]] named for the Norman family, who once worked extensive farms there. [[Norman%20Ridge%20Road|Norman Ridge Road]] runs along the ridge from [[New%20York%20Route%203|New York Route 3]] to the [[Fletcher%20Farm%20Road|Fletcher Farm Road]].
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''Adirondack Daily Enterprise,'' May 23, 2020

[[[Howard%20Riley|Howard Riley]] describes the Norman Ridge of his youth as follows:]

On Norman Ridge, if driving up from the Fletcher Farm Road, one would first come to Ray and Jeanette Laclair’s house and then John and Lucy Marten Norman’s, both on the left; then Adelaide and Peter VanCour’s on the right, and at the top of the hill was Walter and Mae Ward’s farm. Across the road was the Coslow farm; then down the road on the right was our farm, Dennis and Bessie Riley. Across from us was our great-uncle Tommy Keegan, later occupied by the the Earl Lawrence family. The Carney place, in the 1930s already empty, to the right of the road was where Beth and Ron Edgley’s mailbox is located, and then in the field to the left of the mailbox was the Oliver LaPradd farm. Across the road was Dave and Daisy Tucker’s home. Dave’s brothers Johnny and Bill lived with them. The last house and barn on the right as one heads down to Vermontville was later occupied by the same John and Lucy Norman (and their daughters Jean and Shirley), but I don’t remember who lived there before them.

From Mary Hotaling, May 26, 2020: In the 1980s I worked for Murray Heller at the now-defunct Center for Adirondack Studies at North Country Community College. Murray told me that Norman Ridge reminded his elderly immigrant father of the steppes of Russia.

'''See also:'''
* [[Elihu%20W.%20Norman|Elihu W. Norman]]
* [[B.F.%20Norman%20%26%20Son%20Farm|B.F. Norman & Son Farm]]
* [[Porter%20School|Porter School]]
* [[Howard%20Riley%20Interview|Howard Riley Interview]]

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