Walden and Maybrook

Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
Cover of the book Walden and Maybrook by Marc Newman, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Marc Newman ISBN: 9781439628287
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: November 12, 2001
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Marc Newman
ISBN: 9781439628287
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: November 12, 2001
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
The villages of Walden and Maybrook are located within the town of Montgomery, halfway between New York City and Albany. During part of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Walden was considered the Knife Capital of the United States; three companies specialized in producing pocketknives, penknives, and switchblades. At the same time, Maybrook was known as the Gateway to the East; it had the largest railroad-switching terminal connecting rail service from the interior of the country to the New England states. The two villages depended upon each other: Walden manufactured the goods, and Maybrook shipped them to market.

With carefully selected photographs and detailed text, Walden and Maybrook traces the history of the two villages from the Colonial era to the mid-nineteenth century. The book contains some two hundred images, many of which have never before been published. Highlighted are the hardworking individuals who helped the villages prosper-the knife makers, polishers, grinders, and hefters, the prominent businesspeople of Chesnin & Leis Clothing and Brook May coats, and the railroad personnel who worked at the roundhouse, the engine house, and the coaling trestle.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
The villages of Walden and Maybrook are located within the town of Montgomery, halfway between New York City and Albany. During part of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Walden was considered the Knife Capital of the United States; three companies specialized in producing pocketknives, penknives, and switchblades. At the same time, Maybrook was known as the Gateway to the East; it had the largest railroad-switching terminal connecting rail service from the interior of the country to the New England states. The two villages depended upon each other: Walden manufactured the goods, and Maybrook shipped them to market.

With carefully selected photographs and detailed text, Walden and Maybrook traces the history of the two villages from the Colonial era to the mid-nineteenth century. The book contains some two hundred images, many of which have never before been published. Highlighted are the hardworking individuals who helped the villages prosper-the knife makers, polishers, grinders, and hefters, the prominent businesspeople of Chesnin & Leis Clothing and Brook May coats, and the railroad personnel who worked at the roundhouse, the engine house, and the coaling trestle.

More books from Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Cover of the book Edgar Allan Poe's Baltimore by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Hispanics of Roosevelt County, New Mexico by Marc Newman
Cover of the book The Meriden Flint Glass Company: An Abundance of Glass by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Nebraska's Cowboy Rail Line by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Bear Creek Valley by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Nashville Food Trucks by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Seattle Radio by Marc Newman
Cover of the book The Carey Salt Mine by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Greater Roland Park by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Bristol by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Penn State Abington and the Ogontz School by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen by Marc Newman
Cover of the book The Lincoln Highway across Indiana by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Trolleys of the Capital District by Marc Newman
Cover of the book Sunnyvale by Marc Newman
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy