tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post5001571630061682842..comments2024-03-26T10:17:51.566-04:00Comments on The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog: The First Name of the First Town in MCHScott Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10850758840846585533noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-31923186805104906342017-09-06T12:00:40.436-04:002017-09-06T12:00:40.436-04:00Thanks for the memories, Scott!!Thanks for the memories, Scott!!Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-38012269002390632902017-09-06T11:49:34.577-04:002017-09-06T11:49:34.577-04:00My great grandmother lived in one of the houses on...My great grandmother lived in one of the houses on the right from the late 1890's early 1900's up until about 1945, my father and my grandparents would take the trolley from Wilmington out to visit her, my father told me stories of getting baths in a metal wash tub with warm water heated up on a coal stove and it was very cold going out to the outhouse to use the bathroom, my father told me the trolley ran out to Stanton until the late 30's and then way was made for the automobile, he also used to horse back ride with Ron Eastburn back in the woods next to the red clay creek, a little blast from the past, miss you dad, love this history site !!! <br /> Scott R.Scott R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06702571044629222602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-20841987937176059672013-06-25T14:53:12.200-04:002013-06-25T14:53:12.200-04:00Picking up on the bread crumb trail by Anonymous.....Picking up on the bread crumb trail by Anonymous... Where did you find your info on M. margaritifera? I'm working on a historical review of freshwater mussels in White and Red Clay creeks. Any info you have on this species or others (e.g. E. complanata) would be extremely helpful. Thanks!P. C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-67269198153192347682011-09-21T16:12:59.587-04:002011-09-21T16:12:59.587-04:00Even if that was the only mollusc in the area (and...Even if that was the only mollusc in the area (and I don't know one way or the other), the early colonists weren't biologists or toxonomists. Things were often refered to "incorrectly" (eg. -- bison aren't buffaloes, and Native Americans aren't from India). It might not help the theory, but I don't think it discounts it. <br /><br />As for the dams and trout (which would make a great band name, btw), there was a related article in the News Journal today that I'll bring up when I get a chance. Also, I now have an odd urge for a margarita...Scott Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-91526165128600409332011-09-21T15:26:19.626-04:002011-09-21T15:26:19.626-04:00Margaritifera margaritifera doesn't look much ...Margaritifera margaritifera doesn't look much like a cockle-shell.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_pearl_mussel<br /><br />M. Margaritifera is the freshwater mollusc that formed one leg of the mutually co-dependent trout-beaver-mussel ecosystem in the red & white clay creeks that was destroyed by the European colonists' beaver-hunting, creek-damming, and mill pollution. It was extremely abundant around here.<br /><br />Paradoxically, the only way to restore a native trout population in those creeks today would be to construct *more* dams - not the dangerous, fish-blocking dams of the old millers, but instead something that could functionally substitute for beaver dams. We can't support real beaver in most of our streams because we don't have enough riparian buffer trees and because of giardia lambda. The White Clay creek preserve is one of the few places available for beaver re-colonization, so don't drink the water from downstream without boiling it - giardia is not generally fatal, but it's no fun at all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-15670069562807076362011-08-30T11:28:36.548-04:002011-08-30T11:28:36.548-04:00For those interested in the trolley in the picture...For those interested in the trolley in the picture, I have found a modicum (I love that word) of information about it. With any luck, I can pad it out into a short post later this week.Scott Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-34046660298772090522011-08-29T18:05:15.305-04:002011-08-29T18:05:15.305-04:00Great article, and picture is good to. I also neve...Great article, and picture is good to. I also never knew trolley ran down main street. Wonder if any other pictures from this time exist?Dave C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-51803760446030782162011-08-28T08:24:45.017-04:002011-08-28T08:24:45.017-04:00Yes, the tavern sat either beside or just beyond w...Yes, the tavern sat either beside or just beyond where the trolley sits in that picture (depending on how good my depth perception is). The furniture store just to the left of center in the photo(with an apartment above) was at the east end of the block and the tavern at the west end with a few small houses in between.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-39273015254353518802011-08-27T20:10:48.216-04:002011-08-27T20:10:48.216-04:00If this is looking west ......would it mean the ol...If this is looking west ......would it mean the old Rising Son Tavern be on the left?Denisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-3180284773278370372011-08-23T11:02:06.549-04:002011-08-23T11:02:06.549-04:00Thanks for the clarification. If I ever find that ...Thanks for the clarification. If I ever find that other picture, I'll put it up. It's a postcard from about 1910 with a very similar shot, but I remember seeing the houses on the left more clearly. If anyone else ever finds it, let me know. (I mean, find it online, not in my house. I can't recall if I own the pc or saw it online.)Scott Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-52671007031679462402011-08-23T08:26:04.878-04:002011-08-23T08:26:04.878-04:00The picture was taken in front of Mary's Resta...The picture was taken in front of Mary's Restaurant facing west. The building on the right was on the west corner of Argonne Avenue (torn down circa 1960?). The large building on the left (on the west corner of Elm Street which is an extension of Argonne Avenue) was a used furniture store (Hubbard's) at one time and was torn down when the Alert station was built. The line of houses on right still exists. Though the trees on the left were taken out along with their front yards during the widening of Main Street, those houses still stand, too. The original United Methodist church was on the right side just behind the photographer. Originally built in 1877, it burned in 1949 and was replaced by the red brick church. In 1962, that congregation moved to it's present site at the corner of Limestone Road and Main Street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-71471638562976798612011-08-22T13:54:11.489-04:002011-08-22T13:54:11.489-04:00Walt -- My dream is that someday someone finds a r...Walt -- My dream is that someday someone finds a reference to Cocclestown somewhere, and we can tie it to Stanton. All we need is someone who digs through old records...<br /><br />Denis and Bill -- I thought the photo was neat, too. As for location, the only clue I might be able to see is that the second building on the right looks large and brick. Maybe it's the old Stanton Methodist Church, where the Church of Christ (I think that's what it is) is now. Somewhere I think I have a postcard with a slightly different view of Main St (a little further up). I also have a trolley book I can dig out to re-remember which line ran that way.Scott Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-48307642087164404262011-08-21T21:54:29.953-04:002011-08-21T21:54:29.953-04:00I too find the old photo of Stanton fascinating. I...I too find the old photo of Stanton fascinating. I never knew a trolley line ran through town,Bill Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-70557850091268685442011-08-21T20:29:46.781-04:002011-08-21T20:29:46.781-04:00Great article Scott. I do like the photo of early ...Great article Scott. I do like the photo of early Stanton. Do you where abouts it was taken?Denisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-67567586911831276942011-08-20T19:57:49.276-04:002011-08-20T19:57:49.276-04:00An insightful and refreshing theory! Pronunciatio...An insightful and refreshing theory! Pronunciation and spelling were remarkably different things in that era, and 19th century historians made their share of mistakes. Hope someone can find more clues.Walt Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539629322688424807noreply@blogger.com