?Leatherstocking Farm: Greenwich
Amber
>Recently, I followed some controversy in the Glens Falls Post Star
>(online) concerning "Leatherstocking Farm" a 700 acre piece of potential
>development in Washington County partially in Greenwich, partially in the
>Town of Easton. Does anyone know what Leatherstocking Farm is? In my
>formative years in Greenwich, I never heard of such a place. In all
>respect to "Longue Carabine" and J.F. Cooper, did I miss something back
>there? Come on, Amber, you should know... Joe Hennessy (Honolulu)
I can't resist an invocation :)
I've driven past Leatherstocking Farm a number of times in my travels, as
it is located just down the road from my home (between Greenwich and
Cambridge), but I don't think I ever knew what it really was. My best
guess, based on something someone told me once, is that it was a place
where they did some sort of bovine research... I think it may have been
medical.
It is a beautiful stretch of hillside near Willard mountain...
"development" there would be horrible.
Oh, and the Post Star Online? Please direct me there.
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Joe Talanoa
>it is located just down the road from my home (between Greenwich and
>Cambridge), but I don't think I ever knew what it really was.
You mean the Cambridge Road? or one of the offshoots? I used to caretake
a place out that way. Belonged to Frannie Herrick, a nurse at Mary
McClellan. Can't remember the name of the road (if it had one) but it was
past Pedersen's Turkey farm, turned off to the right, heading toward
Cambridge, that is. God, what memories! I was 16, and would have the
whole place to myself for days. Just took the school bus in and out of
town. To this day, my parents have no idea what went on out there.
>My best
>guess, based on something someone told me once, is that it was a place
>where they did some sort of bovine research... I think it may have been
>medical.
Is this place some sort of "hot zone" or something involved in dark and
nefarious weapons research? But who owned this spread, anyway? There's
just something _wrong_ about the stories... What a book that would make.
>
>It is a beautiful stretch of hillside near Willard mountain...
>"development" there would be horrible.
Can't begin to imagine development anywhere near there. By the way, you
ever know a Grace (Hill) Skiff? There used to be a bunch of Skiff farms
out that way. Grace Margo and I were right close a mega-years ago. She
should have kids graduating about your time. Mine are.
>
>Oh, and the Post Star Online? Please direct me there.
>
Post Star-- http://www.albany/globalone.net/poststar/
Aloha, Joe Hennessy
Joe Talanoa
>it is located just down the road from my home (between Greenwich and
>Cambridge), but I don't think I ever knew what it really was.
You mean the Cambridge Road? or one of the offshoots? I used to caretake
a place out that way. Belonged to Frannie Herrick, a nurse at Mary
McClellan. Can't remember the name of the road (if it had one) but it was
past Pedersen's Turkey farm, turned off to the right, heading toward
Cambridge, that is. God, what memories! I was 16, and would have the
whole place to myself for days. Just took the school bus in and out of
town. To this day, my parents have no idea what went on out there.
>My best
>guess, based on something someone told me once, is that it was a place
>where they did some sort of bovine research... I think it may have been
>medical.
Is this place some sort of "hot zone" or something involved in dark and
nefarious weapons research? What a book that would make.
>
>It is a beautiful stretch of hillside near Willard mountain...
>"development" there would be horrible.
Can't begin to imagine development anywhere near there. By the way, you
ever know a Grace (Hill) Skiff? There used to be a bunch of Skiff farms
out that way. Grace Margo and I were right close a mega-years ago. She
should have kids graduating about your time.
>
>Oh, and the Post Star Online? Please direct me there.
>
Post Star-- http://www.albany/globalone.net/poststar/
Aloha, Joe Hennessy
>
Joe Talanoa
>it is located just down the road from my home (between Greenwich and
>Cambridge), but I don't think I ever knew what it really was.
You mean the Cambridge Road? or one of the offshoots? I used to caretake
a place out that way. Belonged to Frannie Herrick, a nurse at Mary
McClellan. Can't remember the name of the road (if it had one) but it was
past Pedersen's Turkey farm, turned off to the right, heading toward
Cambridge, that is. God, what memories! I was 16, and would have the
whole place to myself for days. Just took the school bus in and out of
town. To this day, my parents have no idea what went on out there.
>My best
>guess, based on something someone told me once, is that it was a place
>where they did some sort of bovine research... I think it may have been
>medical.
Is this place some sort of "hot zone" or something involved in dark and
nefarious weapons research? But who owned this spread, anyway? There's
just something _wrong_ about the stories... What a book that would make.
>
>It is a beautiful stretch of hillside near Willard mountain...
>"development" there would be horrible.
Can't begin to imagine development anywhere near there. By the way, you
ever know a Grace (Hill) Skiff? There used to be a bunch of Skiff farms
out that way. Grace Margo and I were right close a mega-years ago. She
should have kids graduating about your time. Mine are.
Joseph Hennessy, MD
Joseph Hennessy, MD
Joseph Hennessy, MD
>the Post Star online is
>
>http://www.albany.globalone.net/poststar/
>
Right! And some time back there was an inquiry here on acnyu about ghost
stoires/mysteries in upsny. Today's Sundat Post Star has an article about
such mysteries. Joe Hennessy (Honolulu)
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>the Post Star online is
>http://www.albany.globalone.net/poststar/
>I took a quick glance, and it looks like an impressively thorough site.
'impressively thorough' ?? Oh, I don't know... for the same amount of work
expenditure, they could have set each of the sections up to be HTML pages rather
than one huge gopher screen... which would make it a) look better, and b) easier
to navigate.
- Brian
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Joseph Hennessy, MD
>> 'impressively thorough' ??
>Oh, I don't know... for the same amount of work
>expenditure, they could have set each of the sections up to be HTML >pages rather
>than one huge gopher screen... which would make it a) look better, and b) easier
>to navigate.
>
Brian, gently, please...you know how touchy newspaper people can be.
And upstate people to boot. I'm real happy to be able to read what's
there every day. Joe Hennessy (Honolulu, ex-Greenwich)
SHIRLEY VARMETTE - SOCIOLOGY
screen.
i would rather get some of the local col....Like King's about local events...and
forget about Ann Landrs and the horoscope.
How many people up there are reading this? Most if they want to read it will
get the thing delivered. it is the people out of area/state/mainland...who are
interested in pulling it up and looking at local news.
Including local history.....ann Landers, etc. i can read in any paper.
>
Joseph Hennessy, MD
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>Anyone know how to get in touuch with them ? I don't notice anything on the www
>screen.
PostStar e-mail: post...@globalone.net
>i would rather get some of the local col....Like King's about local events...and
>forget about Ann Landrs and the horoscope.
I didn't think the P-S was leaving out any news/features. I agree that
Landers is about as interesting as the menus for senior citizen lunch
served at the Middle Falls Fire Station this week. I think we get it all
(though I'd have fun reading some classifieds...)
Maybe I've been _away_ too long, but once again I'd be cautious with
criticism. There's still a woodchuck or two up there. You'd think,
though, what with History groups in just about every village around, P-S
might want to flesh out their features section. I don't mind their Police
journalist's reminiscences. I remember the great near-riot at Lake George
Labor Day Weekend (?) of 1961. P-S wrote up that event this past Sunday.
First time I ever personally witnessed fire hoses used for anything other
than fires and ice rinks.
Joe Hennessy
SHIRLEY VARMETTE - SOCIOLOGY
I wassn't there...i was in grad school in NC, but my younger brother was..
let's see...he would have been 18. i remember the row we had afterwards.
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