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Introduction |
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I. Ingredients for Success |
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The Kayaderosseras |
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Spring Water and Tourism |
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Early Industrial Development |
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The Establishment of Paper Mills |
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Transportation |
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II. The Entrepreneurs Arrive |
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Isaiah Blood |
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Samuel Haight |
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John McLean |
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Coe Buchanan |
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Lindley Murray Crane |
30 |
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Chauncey Kilmer |
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Jonas Hovey |
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George West |
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III. Industry At Its Peak |
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George West Paper & Bag Company |
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Ballston Scythe, Axe & Tool Works |
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Bull's Head Tannery |
73 |
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Other Mills and Businesses |
84 |
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Life In The Industrial Era |
115 |
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IV. The Tide of Progress |
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National Corporations Move In |
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The Trolley Line |
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The Survivors |
139 |
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A New Beginning |
161 |
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Appendix A: Paper Mill Floor Plans |
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Appendix B: American Axe & Tool Catalog |
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Appendix C: Pioneer Mill Auction List |
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Bibliography |
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Index of Subjects and Names |
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Printed in full color
on glossy paper in honor of Ballston Spa's
bicentennial (First Edition only).
The Eagle Mill in Craneville, just north of Factory Village. This mill was
owned by Lindley Crane
in the mid-1800s but was later purchased by "Paper Bag King" George West.
Photo date ~1910.
Illustrated with almost 75 photographs and graphics, and contains 13 rare
paper mill floor plans.
Second Edition book cover:
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