[robroys woman]

Back then there were no taxes and regulation. Now it is daunting. It’s what keeps me away from such endeavors.

[SoConPubbie]

Lost in this whole discussion concerning the imperfection of our Founders is the fact that those accusing the Founders of whatever failure DE jour they are whining about, are of a class of losers whose level of imperfection makes the Founders look like absolute Saints!

[tomkat]

Quite the interesting story, Salena .. thank you.

While the typical date/name/place highlights of which history classes generally consist serve a limited contextual purpose,
stories such as this, of our nation's and peoples' history away from the headlines, are sorely lacking.

Your piece brought immediately to mind a recent FR thread regarding the youngster mowing the WH lawn.
The reminiscences of our contributing posters therein are the sort of priceless examples of wisdom, ethics, and grit which, if given emphasis on a par with the standard fare,
would likely go far in making history both more interesting in the classroom and more effectively applicable in young lives.

/.02

[JoeFromSidney]

Thanks for the interesting history. I grew up in the area just west of Warren and near Cortland. My house was right on Route 82. Route 82 has since been relocated, but Old 82 is still there.