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Title: A history of the town of Queensbury, in the state of New York, with biographical sketches of many of its distinguished men, and some account of the aborigines of northern New York
Year: 1874 (1870s)
Authors: Holden, Austin Wells. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Albany, N. Y. : J. Munsell
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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usbands on horseback,or riding on pillions behind them, forded the swift current atthe iSand beach ; or in other instances walking the perilouslynarrow path of string pieces which spanned the seethingwaters of the Gulf, ^ to attend the occasional ministrations The author begs to acknowledge his indebtedness to Elder Stephen Wrightfor his compilation and arrangement of the material from which this sketch hasbeen condensed, and of which in many instances the exact language has been used. In the Warren Messenger, of February 5th, 13th, and 19th, 1831, there werepublished a series of articles entitled Rt^collections, over the signature of Har-low. From these are extracted the following quotations : The Presbyterian Church was framed in 1805-6. The Rev Mr. Boardman itsfirst ordained minister. ****<■ String pieces for crossing theHudson at our village, were constructed in 1786, whicli extended from the islandto cither shore. These endured about three years, when the present bridge, aud
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CIIUUCII OP GLENS FALLS. Erected 18G7. THE CHURCHES. 205 and services of their Congregational neighbors at the UnionChurch near Reynolds corners in Moreau, which was erectedabout the year 1800. Of this handful there were not wantinga few who, in exercise of their devotion, carefully carried theirstockings and shoes in hand by the way, until near the place ofworship, when some mossy bank, or wayside log answered theconvenience required for their rustic toilet. At a still earlierdate occasional opportunities were afforded for participating inthe services of the Congregational society at the River church,in Moreau, by crossing the ferry at the Black-House. * Thischurch was erected in the year 1796, and the Rev. Lebbeus Arm-strong was installed as pastor over it in the year 1803. The Corners,^ as our village was then often called, was buta small hamlet, without post office, or church building, whosescattered dwellings, mostly built of logs, and bordered by theforest pri

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