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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1971
Page
10
The Lansingburgh Gazette notes Payne and Perry operate a coach and chaise manufactory opposite Mr Guilds Tavern. Gentlemen may order any kind of carriage. All orders accepted from Town and Country. Lansingburgh April 19.
Origins trace the 1802 discussion of an Episcopal church in Lansingburgh to a 1804 organization led by John Young and David Smith. The first church at Fourth Avenue and 115th Street opened circa 1806, burned in 1868, then rebuilt at a cost around $60,000, with a cemetery to the north and west housing notable locals like Capt Staats Morris and Rev David Butler.
The Lansingburgh Bicentennial Committee works to beautify Village Cemetery Trinity Churchyard and the Old Catholic Cemetery. Veterans of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 are buried there along with early settlers and local horticulturist Alexander Walsh Jr. The effort seeks stone restoration and proper placement of headstones to honor this historic burial ground.
The First Baptist Society of Lansingburgh formed June 11 1803 with trustees Daniel Seymour Aaron Hinman Francis Choate Nathaniel Jacobs and William Spafford. The 1844 brick church on Third Avenue and 117th Street later became Olivet Presbyterian and Powers Opera House. Rev. William Arthur father of Chester A Arthur served as pastor 1846 1849. Lansing Millis funded renovations through railroad investments.
The Lansingburgh Methodist Society formalized in 1827 with Rev. S. D. Ferguson as first pastor. Elijah Chichester and Joel Ketchum, who built the first church in 1810, built a grocery business and preached Sundays, while a newer brick church rose at Third Avenue and 116th Street by 1848 with Rev. Stephen Parks as first pastor in the new building.
G Lent announces sale of a large general assortment of stoneware at his factory in Lansingburgh Village. His home and factory stood near Second Avenue north of 112th Street. old pottery pieces from Mr Lent were unearthed during nearby development.
Public notice from E. W. Walbridge president trustee dated January 1, 1810 warns all residents deficient in fire buckets to procure them immediately or face legal action under the law.
An 18th century shop ad from Lansingburgh lists Fine Shoes at ten shillings and other leather goods. It notes a store near Mr. Wand's printing office run by BUST & HOGHLAND with prices for men's coarse shoes, seal skin and ladies shoes, slips, and cloth slippers, dated December 16, 1974.
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