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- "Mid-York Memoranda", by Scott Phoenix, Mid York Weekly, Hamilton, NY, 1/28/1965.
- Thesis excerpt, "Ninteenth Century Cobblestone Structures in Madison County", by Ruthanne Mills, 1972.
- Cobblestone Masterpiece, A History of the Landmark Tavern Building, and the Cobblestone Distillery at Bouckville, by James Ford 2016 (jnford47@gmail.com), Madison County Historical Society.
What a fantastic document. Kudos to James Ford and those who helped in the effort to research and compile this.
After carefully glancing over it a couple times I'm in agreement with your proposal how to integrate this into the Info Base. The details are primarily focused on the remarkable Landmark Tavern building and all the movers and shakers promoting and nurturing it. The secondary focus is the Distillery / Cider Mill part - and interesting story in its own right. If we were to separate this document into the Landmark Tavern piece distinct from the Distillery piece and individually reference them, the reader doesn't see the connections between these various people and their influence over so much of what what going on at the time. Although the historical and people piece of telling the cobblestone story isn't the focus or theme the Info Base, I think elaborating a bit on the history of the places where these structures were built adds value. By keeping this document intact and referencing it as you suggest the reader can get a better sense of the broader picture and hopefully better appreciate what it took to bring these projects to fruition and their impact on the community of the day. It's really so much more than cobblestones and mortar story. Email reply 5/1/2025 to Greg Lawrence, editor, by Karen Crandall, coeditor of the Cobblestone Info Base discussing how to add this exceptional article to the Cobblestone Info Base.
