Remembering Lewisboro, New York

by Koehl, Maureen

• ISBN13: 9781596295179
• ISBN10: 1596295171
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-29
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

Graced by fields, pastures and open land, Lewisboro was once considered as a possible location for the headquarters of the United Nations. Within commuting distance of Manhattan but with a landscape and culture more akin to its New England neighbors, it's no wonder. From debates over smallpox inoculations to a survey of the area's remarkably fine dining options, official town historian Maureen Koehl has culled the best of her popular "Window Into History" column to create a charming and wide-ranging history of Lewisboro and its six hamlets that is sure to enchant visitors and longtime residents alike. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Our Town
The Oblong	p. 16
Salem Bans Smallpox Inoculations and the "Nefarious" Dr. Abbott	p. 20
The Eponymous John Lewis	p. 25
NIMBY, United Nations	p. 28
Dining Out Along Roadside Lewisboro	p. 33
Vista and Lewisboro
Alice Beers Bauer's Tales of Old Vista	p. 40
Elmwood Avenue, Circa 1910	p. 43
Vista Woods	p. 46
Sterns Were Spies After All, or So It Seems	p. 49
South Salem
So Whose Bones Were They?	p. 58
Upstairs, Downstairs in the Lawrence Household	p. 60
Number, Please!	p. 64
Jamie Remembered	p. 69
A Christmas Tale of a Boy and His Tree	p. 73
Cross River
The Brick House	p. 78
The Cross River Baptist Church Endures	p. 82
The Damming of Cross River	p. 85
A Visit to Christmas Past	p. 89
Goldens Bridge
The Brady Family	p. 96
Remember When?	p. 99
Schoolmarm in Distress	p. 102
The Colony at Goldens Bridge	p. 105
Three Lakes Area
Having a Great Time-Wish You Were Here!	p. 110
Mead Street	p. 113
A Victorian Summer Sojourn	p. 117
Mountain Lakes Park: Rustic Mountainside Retreat	p. 122
Sources	p. 127
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