Today I stopped by the site of the home and machine shop of Sherman (1793-1878) and Monroe (1823- a.1880) Barnes on Bradley St. in Burlington.
The remains of the shop are across the street from the home. You can see below the dam (not the original) large boulders along the stream and to the right that formed the foundation for the shop. The home across the street dates from about 1812. The section on the right being the original section.
The site is marked S.Barnes and Barnes Machine Shop on a 1855 map of Burlington, located at the town web site in the Library section under history. http://www.munic.state.ct.us/Burlington/burlington.htm
A later map from 1867 labels the home as Monroe Barnes. The home still stands in the Whigville section of Burlington. The village is so named after the Whig political party (later to become the Republican Party), because at one time all the households except one belonged to that party.
The remains of the shop are across the street from the home. You can see below the dam (not the original) large boulders along the stream and to the right that formed the foundation for the shop. The home across the street dates from about 1812. The section on the right being the original section.
The site is marked S.Barnes and Barnes Machine Shop on a 1855 map of Burlington, located at the town web site in the Library section under history. http://www.munic.state.ct.us/Burlington/burlington.htm
A later map from 1867 labels the home as Monroe Barnes. The home still stands in the Whigville section of Burlington. The village is so named after the Whig political party (later to become the Republican Party), because at one time all the households except one belonged to that party.
1 comment:
Pretty cool Les. If you get stumped let me know and I can ask my dad. He might have access to some of the mormon stuff.
Jay
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