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  • Malone Railroad: A Few Oddities
    Posted on Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 | Tagged: economic history, history, Malone, NY, railroads

    Ogdensburg-Lake Champlain Railroad Station Just as Malone craves the “ Rooftop Highway ” to free it from its economic isolation, in the nineteenth century, the county wanted a railroad. It became the single greatest force for economic growth and prosperity in Malone. The Ogdensburg-Lake Champlain Railroads began construction in 1848 and 1850 saw the first passenger trains …[ read more ]

  • Malone & Chateaugay: The War of 1812, Part 2
    Posted on Monday, May 19th, 2014 | Tagged: Chateaugay, DeSalaberry, Fort Covington New York, Franklin County, Malone, War of 1812

    Fort Covington, Franklin County, New York, USA (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Everyone in the Malone and Chateaugay area has used the Old Military Turnpike. Did you know it got its start in the War of 1812 ? After the capture of General Tilden in the French Mills ( Fort Covington area–seen to the left), the next “significant” battle took place in Chateaugay. …[ read more ]

  • The Pound: Malone’s Early Years
    Posted on Thursday, May 15th, 2014 | Tagged: early history, Malone, pound

    Poor Pig in Malone’s Pound Do you know anything about Malone’s first pounds? Malone’s first pound had nothing to do with stray dogs or cats, rather it confined stray cows, pigs and sheep. Certain barnyards were designated as pounds. The first official pound was established at the northeast corner of Academy Green, and the final …[ read more ]

  • Malone: The War of 1812: Part 1
    Posted on Monday, February 17th, 2014 | Tagged: Uncategorized

    English: Main locations of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom Français :. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Unless otherwise noted, information about Malone and the War of 1812 came from: Seaver, Frederick, Historical Sketches of Franklin County. Malone: JB Lyons, 1918. If it wasn’t due to the appointment of General Wilkinson , an “imbecile” and “drunk” …[ read more ]

  • Malone: Poverty at its roots
    Posted on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 | Tagged: Frederick Seaver, Historical Sketches of Franklin County, history of Malone, Obadiah T. Hosford, Whiskey Hollow

    Descendant of the Puritan Faith Malone, no shock to anyone living here for long, had never been prosperous. In the early years, no one had money. Literally. To purchase goods, people bartered. Only one man appeared to own any cold cash—Obadiah T. Hosford. He had two silver dollars that he clinked in his pockets. This …[ read more ]

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      Carol McClain Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 In my darkest hours, when my emotional health was at the lowest, I understood I needed Jesus. When we are "poor in spirit," the first Beatitude says, we can find heaven. (Read last week's post. Click here). However, once we have recognized we all sin and cannot redeem ourselves, we still must recognize our poverty of spirit. When we sin, when we're depressed, when our Christian witness is less than inspiring, we need to repent and turn back to Christ. There are probably… ...[ full story ]

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