Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . on lliemploys about four Inniyard was opened in 1851was ordained deacon 1821. and later served the Xoank eluirch inthe same capacity, when it was formed in 1843,till the time of his death. .After his death, histwo sons, John and Roiiert, succeeded to thebusiness under the name of K. iK: I. Palmer. if the lar.^est kVOOd Allan•c,l mt.•n. The . andship- V John1<1 lnr Palmer,1 11 ill cl Who lurch at the of seven y
Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . on lliemploys about four Inniyard was opened in 1851was ordained deacon 1821. and later served the Xoank eluirch inthe same capacity, when it was formed in 1843,till the time of his death. .After his death, histwo sons, John and Roiiert, succeeded to thebusiness under the name of K. iK: I. Palmer. if the lar.^est kVOOd Allan•c,l mt.•n. The . andship- V John1<1 lnr Palmer,1 11 ill cl Who lurch at the of seven years service in thatcapacity, the records show he had cradled livehundred vessels safely without a mishap orerror attriljuted to his work. .\s the years ad-\anced and ~ son, l\ii1)rrl. jr., came to ma-turity, he Ix-camc a mcmlK-r of the tirm and^t became Robert Palmer & Son Co., each Rol)-crt having his special department, but inakini;a united whole. Xew methods of ; workcalled for modern machinery, which was in-stalled as the occasions demaiulcd until at the|.rcsent date it is one of the finest equipped\ards in the countrw. Xothing seemed too difificult fmmen to attempt to haul out on tlicir marinerailways and they always ended in work enlarged until the death of the olderbrother John, a man of sterling worth andloyal Christian character, when it became thebusiness of Robert Palmer. Under his man-agement the ever increasing busines called outthe natural abilities and e.\ecnti\e (|nalitieshe jiossessed. The marine railways have beenunder the direction and superintendence, fora munber of years of Charles R. Palmer, onlysnr\i\ing sou of John Palmer, the former to the older memi)ers and their training when, Suppose we take a walk round the yard asee many things new to us and immensely i at all; butoldish matyard 1 )ab( ought tosame floorfifty, andhim kindl>.\ow he This long red shop is the ohlestIn the ui)per story we find the floo
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