Legendary Locals of Newtown

by Daniel Cruson

Book Overview

Since its inception in 1705, Newtown has been an agricultural community at heart. Small, self-sufficient, subsistence farms grew but not substantially enough to overcome competition from the South and Midwest. Men like Ezra Johnson continued to farm until the beginning of the 20th century; others turned to dairy farming, like Israel Nezvesky, or to wholesale nursery operations, like Charles Newman, or to viniculture, like Morgan McLaughlin. Industry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467100714
• ISBN13: 9781467100717
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"