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Mr Corey Recalls Early County History and Mills
Mr Corey records a long reminiscence on Bethesda graveyard, local mills, and 1850s to postwar life. He cites Peter Amick as the noted graveyard recorder, recalls Dr Wood's sawmill, Phineas Fawcett’s grist mill, and a Fairfield mill. He details grain prices, flour market, substitutes for coffee, and the volatile money system from Civil War era.
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Mr. Young
Bethesda Church
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Parsonsville
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