Historical souvenir of Phoenix, , and vicinity . 1883 and ; W. E. Sparrow, 1884; GeorgeHeselton, 1886; H. L. Russ, 1887; John Carrier,1888, T. C. Taggart, 18Ki», 94; D. Stewart, 1890;W. S. Burks, 1891; George Henderson, 1892,97,98; ]). W. Nels-on, 181(3; J. A. CoviUe, 189y; Sinclair, 189G; J. Carrier, 18.(9; G. Heselton,]9(l((; W. E. Sparrow, 1901 ;Wm. Blakeman,1902. Three Rivers, what is now called Three RiverPoint, in the early days of the country long be-fore the time of railroads, Wius an important ham-let with three groceries, an hotel, a blacksmithshoji, a potash reduction j
Historical souvenir of Phoenix, , and vicinity . 1883 and ; W. E. Sparrow, 1884; GeorgeHeselton, 1886; H. L. Russ, 1887; John Carrier,1888, T. C. Taggart, 18Ki», 94; D. Stewart, 1890;W. S. Burks, 1891; George Henderson, 1892,97,98; ]). W. Nels-on, 181(3; J. A. CoviUe, 189y; Sinclair, 189G; J. Carrier, 18.(9; G. Heselton,]9(l((; W. E. Sparrow, 1901 ;Wm. Blakeman,1902. Three Rivers, what is now called Three RiverPoint, in the early days of the country long be-fore the time of railroads, Wius an important ham-let with three groceries, an hotel, a blacksmithshoji, a potash reduction jilant, a boat yard and adry dock. It was liete that boats passing throughthe Oswego canal bound east on the Erie, weretaken in tow by small steamers or tugs, whiclitook them through the Oucida river and lake andinto the Erie at Higgmsville, where a tow of boatsfrom the east was made up for tlie return was considerable of a cut-oti from followingthe Oswego canal through to Syracuse. Alongthe shores of the Oneida rivtr farmers were eu-. .liiK Il).- 1, A. n. Kc^ss. :., T. l! :i. litis IiUhiT. 4. CliaHeiidcr-SDn. S. ck. il. . Tiitl, Martin CliDecker, lil, Ietti- Lapoint, ai, \V. E. Sparrow, :.l, Iluu- Post conimauder. ()ne week later at the secondmeeting the name of Joe Gould was adojjted, mhonor of Joseph Govald, the first soldier to beburied in Phnenix cemetery. At this meeting itwas voted to secure rooms in the Belts block andto meet every Friday night. Later the jilace ofmeeting was changed to the Fitzgerald block andagain back to the Betts block. Finally, on May1.), 18S9, they rented the rooms up stairs in theFuller block and there the meetings are held onthe s> cond and fourth Monday nights of eachmonth. There have been mustered into Ihs Post onehundred and eighteen members, but at the there are only thirty-six names on imr liave moved away ami taken tlieir transferto other Post
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