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Paul Cook Howe

Paul Cook Howe

Posted by on Feb 28, 2013 in Featured Category, The Families of Prattsburgh | 0 comments

First editor of the Prattsburgh news, Paul Cooke Howe lived at 7 North Main Street. In late 1889 he donated the land on which Howe Street is located

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George W Peck

George W Peck

Posted by on Feb 27, 2013 in Featured Category, The Families of Prattsburgh | 0 comments

Mr. Peck was born at Landsdowne, Leeds County, province of Ontario, Canada on February 18, 1854. He gained early education training in public schools of the state of New York and when he was fourteen he entered the employ of the firm Powers & Wagner at Savona, Steuben County.

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Narcissa Prentiss Whitman

Narcissa Prentiss Whitman

Posted by on Feb 8, 2011 in Blogs, Featured Category | 1 comment

Narcissa Prentiss Whitman 1808 – 1847 Narcissa Prentiss was born in Prattsburgh on March 14, 1808.  Her father, Stephen Prentiss,...

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Boom to Crash 1920-1939

Boom to Crash 1920-1939

Posted by on Sep 17, 2010 in Boom to Crash | 0 comments

In 1923 Franklin Academy and the Presbyterian Church burnt. In 1924 the Franklin Academy and the Presbyterian Church was rebuilt. Wallace...

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Robert B. Van Valkenburgh

Robert B. Van Valkenburgh

Posted by on Sep 17, 2010 in Featured Category, The Earliest Years, The Families of Prattsburgh | 0 comments

Robert B. Van Valkenburgh was born 09/23/1821 in Prattsburgh in a family of twelve children. He was raised in Prattsburgh and graduated in 1839 from Franklin Academy as valedictorian of his class.

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