Harmon Noble House
The Harmon Noble House in Essex, NY (Photo: virtualDavis) The Harmon Noble House, also known as Sunnyside, is one of Essex’s grand homes on Merchant Row that enjoy a marvelous view of Lake Champlain...
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Harmon Noble Schoolhouse in Essex, NY circa 1850s (Photo: virtualDavis) On the side lawn of The Harmon Noble House (c. 1835) sits an elegant octagonal building that likely served as an 1850’s one-room...
View ArticleBi-Centennial Commemoration of The Battle of the Boquet on May 14
A Bi-Centennial Commemoration of THE BATTLE OF THE BOQUET During THE WAR OF 1812 In Remembrance of the 200th Anniversary of a Historic Battle fought on our shores May 14th, 1814. USS Essex in War of...
View ArticleJoseph Ramsdell: Progenitor of the Lighthouse Ramsdells
Split Rock Lighthouse, Essex, NY (Credit: lighthousefriends.com) Joseph Ramsdell was born in 1779 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, where he learned maritime trades including barrel making. He left...
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