Tucked beside the Kittatinny Mountains in the beautiful valley of the Paulinskill River; Blairstown combines the charm of an 1800s agrarian village with many amenities of a 21st-century community. Named for its most famous resident; noted American industrialist and railroad builder John Insley Blair; it was incorporated in 1845. Known for the college preparatory academy that bears Blairrsquo;s name; the heritage and history of this community has long been appreciated by its residents. Through vintage postcards from their own collections and supplementary material; the authors invite you to step back in time to visit Blairstown and the neighboring villages of Hope; Hardwick; Johnsonburg; and Marksboro in an era when the horse and buggy took you to local destinations and the railroad was your passport to the larger world.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Plethora of Photos. All of Good Size. Easy to See DetailsBy CustomerMany pictures. large enough to see details without difficulty. No clutter of photos "crammed" onto one page. Gives you so much of a tour that you you "feel" like you have been there. as though you have walked (or "are walking"?) those very streets yourself. Not overly filled with narrative.As part of a series called "Images of America." this books flood of photos definitely fulfills my expectations to see images with very little narrative. Fact-filled. detailed captions. This author writes the most information with the least words. Outstanding to see and read! The author compiled photos that show the culture. various parts of the city (streets. well-known landmarks. churchs. businesses. and the people) including various shoe factories that helped make Brockton the "shoe capital" of the world - allegedly they made more shoes in that city than in any other city in the world. y district . some of societys behavior. and some of the same streets or angles many years apart.Most of the photos are the early 1900s. (I estimate the majority age from the World War I years. plus or minus 10-12 years.)Genealogists can really enjoy this book. whether to glean photos or factual tidbits. or to travel vicariously to the site.I definitely recommend this book.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Trip to the pastBy K. HolmesI sat down and read through this whole book as soon as I received it. I recognized so many places from my childhood and saw other places that were gone before I was born.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy SceliaGreat pictures.
