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Historical Sketches of Franklin County

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Author: Frederick J. Seaver

Publisher: Albany, NY , J. B. Lyon Co.

Year published: 1918

Citation: Seaver, Frederick J., Historical Sketches of Franklin County, Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Co., 1918

What it covers: A detailed, if dated, history of the towns of Franklin County (with a surprising amount of detail about what was then the present). With articles on:

  • The [Regis Mohawk Reservation]
  • Franklin County in the War of 1812
  • Various scandals of the time
  • Arsenal Green, in Malone
  • The Underground Railroad
  • The Development of Transportation in the area
  • The Fenian Raids
  • Biographical Sketches of Eleazer Williams (a "False Dauphin"), [Bradish], [Almon Wheeler], and many lesser lights.

Lacks an index.

Full text is available online as page images[[1]] or as plain text [[2]].

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