by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Continuing last week’s post, “A Look at Blair’s Store”, we are going to take another glimpse at some memories of the store that stood on the corner of Main and Bedford Streets. Were you in the village at the time of the fire, and were you one of the many...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Blair’s Store was a Westport landmark that stood on the southeast corner of Main and Bedford Streets. One of the last big fires of commercial properties within the boundaries of the village, Blair’s was destroyed in 1963. Do you recognize the annex to The...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Because today is St. Patrick’s Day, and many in the village will be celebrating their Irish heritage, I thought it would be fitting to put in an excerpt from The Book of Westport. “Irish-Catholic roots run very strong in Westport. In the 1850’s, a great number...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week we took a look at the west end of the Mill Pond and saw the International Buckle Factory in its glory days before the fire that destroyed it in 1909. Back in the early 1900s, the Upper Mills was the location of the Buckle Factory, The Electric...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
The west-end of The Mill Pond was once home to the International Buckle Factory, which was built around 1903 and destroyed by fire in 1909. Mount-View Hospital was operated by Dr. Berry and Dr. Singleton, with nurses Alice and Rebecca Lynn, from the 1890s until the...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from the Book of Westport: “When the village awoke on Saturday, July 1st, [1905] they were surprised to find that the Westport woolen mill and electric light dam had broken during the night and carried away the Sand Lake dam, the...
