Shaker Town History and Northern California Letters
A long letter from Harry A. DiLucy describes California's north in 1905 with warm, rainier winter, extensive fruit, wheat farming, and large game. The second part recalls Scottsville Shaker settlement history, architecture, and daily life, noting brick houses, moving floors, and communal property rules shaping local development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orland
Cal
Sullivan Union
Sirs
San Francisco
Acre
Harry A. DiLucy
Celebration of Sullivan Fourth in Grand Style Delights Citizens
A July 1886 Sullivan Times piece parodies a festive Fourth with outlandish promotions by "Fire Lads" and a grand "HERO OF HEROES" Aquilla Spinosa Spindleshanks carnival. The spoof describes bells, parades, ice cream, mascots, bizarre acts, and a mock museum exhibit featuring Resnepo and a menagerie of fanciful characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Times
Murphy
Dan Rice
Artice
M. H. Farley
Times
J.B. Orr
Sullivan
George Wash
Tom Jeff
John Ad
Rebs
Fee- Gee Islands
Yams
Central Africa
Black Knights
Uncle Sam
Yankee Doodle
Calaboose
Sol
Aquilla Quianti
February 1905 yields record cold and light snowfall
The February 1905 monthly summary reports the coldest average temperature in 34 years, with 20 degrees and a high of 47 degrees and a low of 16 below zero. Snowfall reached 12.7 inches while a 61 inch precipitation spike occurred in a 24 hour period. Wind mostly northwest at 10.8 mph. seven days clear, twelve cloudy, nine sunny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Shaker cooperative houses faced worship and living setup
A cooperative religious organization of Shakers built two vast houses for living and worship with marriage not permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakers
Kentucky
Ohio
Old Shakertown
Busseron Creek
New Orleans
Shakertown
Wabash
Knox
Co-Operative Religious Organization OF Shakers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Dilley
Orland, Cal
California
Scottsville
Carlisle
Shaker Prairie
de. W. B. Sprinkle
Oaktown
Dr. Sprinkle
Col
J. H. E. Sprinkle
New York
Jacob
Michael
William Starner
C. H
D. H
West Union
Sullivan News
Musicology
Hottentot
Africa
G. Ology
John Resnepo
Bugology
Zoological Museum
C. E. O'Dell
Odon
Ind
Scott Bros
Westside
W. B. Sprinkle
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