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Town Plot
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Saturday, January 24, 2009. In the center of the town plot there was laid out a space containing four acres and forty one perches of ground. The space was diamond-shaped. This diamond formed a part of the common, or public, undivided lands of the township of Wilkes-Barre, together with what now is know as River Common. From Wilkes-Barre, the "Diamond City", and Its Environs by Oscar Jewell Harvey. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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.............Street by Street Tour.............
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Street by Street Tour. Saturday, January 31, 2009. The ground below South street was farm land. There were a few houses on South Main street some distance down. The population was about 1,200, and we seldom met strangers or those we did not know at least by sight. Houses were of frame, two stories in height, and the style of living much plainer than now. Most of the houses had gardens attached, which added much to the comfort of the residents, giving them fresh vegetables during the summer. There was no ...