Forests to farms in Caroline Author: Heidt, William Description: Forests to farms in Caroline. Ithaca, N.Y.: DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, 1965. View this book online Subject(s): Tompkins County (N.Y.) -- History New York (State) -- Tompkins County Table of Contents: Title page Map Front matter Table of Contents Caroline formed in 1811 "This is my Home!" Offers large acreages for sale General Cantine receives patent Newcomers seek opportunities "Yankee" and "Dutch" sectors Slaves in Caroline Owners record slave boys birth Some "Firsts" in Caroline Native son became Michigan governor Wildlife imposed burden on settlers Pioneers worked with simple tools Paying for land difficult Wifes lot hard in primitive cabin Homemade clothing simple Foodstuffs mostly home-grown Early cabins made rude shelters Democratic society in operation Land clearing slow, wasteful First years balance $18.99 Tanbark by-product of clearing Farming without wagons School districts erected Town lays out roads early Catskill turnpike main route Speedsville boasted covered bridge Tin peddlers ride new roads Hunt drove wolves over border Steel plow invented 1813 49 squirrels in pie Six-Mile Creek Bridge cost $65 New names indicate early newcomers Prices of pioneer products Pioneer era ends Caroline horses drew presidents carriage Speedsville pretty and busy Special trains visited Caroline Determined niece found long-lost uncle Migration without motion Caroline regaining population Magnetic waters attract afflicted Portuguese shanghaied Caroline sailor

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