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24. Sept. 2020 · Then, in 1890, a wealthy New York City businessman, William Seward Webb, who had settled in Vermont and built the extensive Shelburne Farms near Burlington (now the Shelburne Museum,) took an interest in the Adirondacks and, with the help of his wife’s $5 million inheritance, purchased 144,000 acres in northern Hamilton and Herkimer counties. His plans for the land included the construction ...
26. März 2022 · The plan that Seward Webb laid out went 175 miles from Herkimer to Malone, across numerous rivers, swamps, streams, and mountains, and reaching an elevation of 2,000 feet at it highest point. The area between Utica and Albany in Herkimer County was already a significant transportation hub and so a natural place to branch a major rail line north, but the task was an incredible undertaking.
Conquering the Wilderness: The Building of the Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railroad by William Seward Webb, 1891-92 Charles H. Burnett Privately Printed [Plimpton Press] , 1932 - Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) - 84 pages
16. Aug. 2016 · William Seward Webb did plan in 1892 on a road from Clearwater to Raquette Lake. Later, the Raquette Lake Railroad would use the two mile lumber railroad built in 1897-1898 by John Dix to Rondaxe Lake as the beginning of this road’s route.
13. März 2022 · William Seward Webb left a similar legacy in Vermont, though that might not have been his intention. Webb was interested in horses and, like Billings, wanted to show Vermont farmers a better way.
William Seward Webb 1887-1956 Married in 1911 toGertrude Emily Gaynor 1888-1970; Vanderbilt Webb 1891-1956 Married 11 September 1912 toAileen Clinton Hoadley Osborn 1892-1979 Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts . James Watson Webb 1802-1884 (1849) La ...
William Seward Webb. retrieved. 9 October 2017. place of death. Shelburne. 1 reference. imported from Wikimedia project. English Wikipedia. place of burial. Woodlawn Cemetery. coordinate location . 40°53'21"N, 73°52'24"W. 1 reference. stated in. Find a ...
