Blocks of marble stacked for shipping on dock at Saint Lawrence Marble Company. Marble would be loaded into wooden boxcars to be sent to different locations (one boxcar owned by Wabash Railroad, one owned by St.Paul-Minneapolis company). Three teams of oxen, one team of horses, and an individual horse being used to move blocks. Circa […]
Motorman Fred D. Alton guides the last trolley to run in Watertown after completing the journey from State Street shortly after midnight. August 17, 1937. Originally published in the Watertown Daily Times. Dexter, NY.
Open air trolley of the Black River Trolley company (BRT) on trestle bridge. February 23, 1906. Dexter, NY.
First “suburban” trolley that ever ran out of Watertown is pictured here for its first trip to Dexter made on July 5, 1899. The cars belonged to the old Watertown & Brownville Street Railway company. Jake Edick was the motorman, the conductor was Mr. Wilcox. July 5, 1899. Dexter, NY.
Dexter Sulfite Paper Mill pulpwood pile, donated by Frances and Doris Reed (Frances worked at the paper mill). Circa 1940s. Dexter, NY.
Railroad junction with Hayes Hotel (that later burned) in background. 1906. Philadelphia, NY. This photo goes with oral history from Frieda Washburn Kent (recorded 9-22-2016 at the age of 86). Related article on rail hub in Philadelphia here.
Steam engine in Philadelphia rail yards. The town was a regional rail hub in the nineteenth and twentieth century. 1940. Philadelphia, NY. Related article on rail hub in Philadelphia here; the audio clip from that story is of Freida Kent, a Philadelphia native.
Philadelphia was a major passenger railroad junction, with lines running to Syracuse, Utica/Rome, Clayton and throughout St. Lawrence County. Hotels, restaurants, and other service industries developed in the town because of the railroad. Pictured here is the train depot and baggage carts. Hotel Fisher in background. Circa 1910-15. Philadelphia, NY. Click here for our story on the […]
Panorama of downtown Heuvelton, featuring the train tracks at the top of State Street. Circa 1910. Heuvelton, NY.
Leaving for Wolrd War I from the Heuvelton train station. Pictured from left: Claude L. Preston, Earl Sanderson, Harve Badger, Everett McIlwee, John Todd, Claude H. Preston, and Arlie Dawson. 1917. Heuvelton, NY.
