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signs are intended to be of interest to students, especially
fourth graders who will be touring the site as part of
their study of New York history. The images on the signs will have
the biggest impact and the word count is limited to 300. The
signs will by 3 feet wide by 2 feet high.
1. Welcome
to Heyworth/Mason Park
2. Native Americans
3. First
Mill Site: gristmill and sawmill
4. Other
Early Industries: woolen mill, tannery, cider mill and potato
starch factory.
5. A.
Mason and Sons Lumber Mill
6. Heyworth
Village Apartments onwards
7. The
Ausable Branch of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad
8. River Ecology
Sign design is by Maja Smith, funded through the Lake Champlain Basin Program’s Wayside
Exhibit Program.
Special Thanks to:
Steve Woodruff for proofreading.
Joanne Kennedy for the photography.
Donald McBrayer for Heyworth Village Apartment research.
Thomas Pray for providing Native American points for
photos.
Please feel free to weigh in
with your comments by
e-mailing:
Ron Allen (perutownhistorian@charter.net)
Adele Douglas (chinadele1@hotmail.com)
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