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THE }-IrnIBSTEAD ;-I0:"1E OF
T.rchibald
He r s hey &
::::;lizabet'.-1
The He rs hey nomestead stood on the river road,
dow�rriver from the Stockditle
farm. Th2 f ront of the l a rge home was constructed of
veranda.
(·.\a;:'.:.�r) aer.slley:::
brick,
with a la rg e
front
Attached to th2 rear of this wasa large frame addtion. To the back of
the home ll.rchibah1 had his tam1ery shop.He ulso
thri v ing lumber business,
had a
which em;_::>loyed a large nur<lb2r of the blac ks '"'7ho e sc ape d by the underground
r ai l way and
had s et t l e d
near his
prope rty
.
He
also formed
for s a l e. The Hersheys rnvned over five
turkeys
the lands and raised
hundred acres, and
were great 1.1oney
lenders.
Mr.
the
tarm.ery >.Jh.ei1
limber
;1e
ilershey died while
, JD.st a yow1g man in
a lar ge lo.:;r rolled over him.His son
busir1ess .One day in 1882 when returning fror11
raet is
40' s. He vs et out to v1or:c in
his
de ath oy
accident when
the Dummy on
Ed cont inued to
a busine s s
run
tr ie to
which he was travelling,
t1e o�Jen S\ving of the International Bridge . Eli z a married Arc!-iibald
Jr
.
t..1le
:Sl ack Roc:Z,
�l�1t through
. while the
£w.1ily was still at ti--ie old homestead:, June 9. ]8 75.The rer.la inder of t.1-ie '.Jirls
conti nu ed �o
1 ive on the fana
ii1to the v illa ge.
Fl.
felt insecure =>ftf·
was
sold
Still
for s ix years when they were persu aded to move
g r eat deal of ti"leifing ·wc..s soing on at the time and the girls
th-.: tragic loss of their brother. 7-\t th at tiri1e the old hor.1�
l.o (r;:cr:ry, O'Brien from buffalo. It
later in
:::·
ve ry
uas
l ate r to becorn.·3 11'.::'he Colonial Chi:)".
.
sad cond i ti on it was occupied �Jy
in the lat:.e t:l1.'t'L'ti-sis destroyed by
an e�zplosion,
the
and· fire.
Speakr<1ai1 far,1ily,
a.nn
�
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Louis McDermott Collection
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Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area.
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A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library.
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