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What I Know of Winchester of Long Ago
William G. Russell records a sweeping sketch of early Winchester life. He recalls families, shops, and streets around 1810 1820 including Gamble Baker Hoff and Logan, the post office run by William Davidson and Capt. Roberts, a near failed cotton factory, and bustling trade from leather to copper and tinware. The piece traces houses shops and residents along Piccadilly Loudoun streets and Fairfax Lane, painting a vivid, small town economy.
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Gamble
Baker
James C. Baker
U. S
John Wilwig
Wm. Davidson
Thos. Roberts
Roberts
Tygert
Baltimore
Washington
New York
St. Louis
Messrs
Alex G
Tidball
Abrah‘s Creek
Greenwood _mills
Adam Forney
Reese Yeakley
John Smith
Hackwood
Wm. Grim
John Nurton
Abraham Nulton
Joseph A. Nulton
Henry Beattie
Robert Wolfe
Wolfe
Bank of Winchester
G S. Meem
Mt. Jackson
Daniel Hartman
James Meredith
T. C. Lambden
Lane
James H. Burgess
Henry W. Baker
Thomas Heist
Newtown
John Pitman
J. George
Edward J
Isaac
William
Pany
B. & O. Railroad
Lewis Hoff
Bank of the Valley
Sowers
Duffee
Hoff
Piccadilly Street
Piccadilly
Loudoun Street
Capt. Coyle
John Fry
Fairfax Lane
Winchester
Shenandoah
Daniel Gol
Jacob Farra
Oun
Ney National Bank
Dormer
Erick Kurtz
James
Lavey
Fred
John Ward
Wm. ‘Jenkins
Mariah Susan
Bettie Windle
Joudoun Street
Samuel Windle
Geo. D. Harrison
van Horn
Philip Hoovey
Fairfax Cane
Old City