CONTENTS
Ralph Birdsall
CHAPTER
PAGE
I.
The Indians
1
II.
The Coming of the White Men
26
III.
A Bypath of the Revolution
51
IV.
The Beginning of the Settlement
74
V.
A Village in the Making
89
VI.
Old-Time Love and Religion
109
VII.
Homes and Gossip of Other Days
130
VIII.
The Pioneer Court Room
150
IX.
Father Nash
163
X.
The Immortal Natty Bumppo
174
XI.
Strange Tales of the Gallows
192
XII.
Solid Survivals
211
XIII.
The Birthplace of Base Ball
247
XIV.
Fenimore Cooper in the Village
258
XV.
Mr. Justice Nelson
299
XVI.
Christ Churchyard
326
XVII.
From Apple Hill to Fernleigh
339
XVIII.
The Lake of Romance and Fishermen
364
XIX.
Twentieth Century Beginnings
393
Village Map and Guide
432
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