{"id":9512,"date":"2026-10-12T18:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T22:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/?page_id=9512"},"modified":"2026-10-12T18:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T22:20:39","slug":"history-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/history-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"History Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-29086w-5f92e3391c384516b4e8dd6d889598e3\">\n#top .flex_column.av-29086w-5f92e3391c384516b4e8dd6d889598e3{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-29086w-5f92e3391c384516b4e8dd6d889598e3{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 40px 30px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-29086w-5f92e3391c384516b4e8dd6d889598e3{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-29086w-5f92e3391c384516b4e8dd6d889598e3 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first no_margin flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mv5tbxmv-a30cb2f13e96a265de9c7b26ab687718\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mv5tbxmv-a30cb2f13e96a265de9c7b26ab687718{\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#ed561a;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mv5tbxmv-a30cb2f13e96a265de9c7b26ab687718 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mv5tbxmv-a30cb2f13e96a265de9c7b26ab687718 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ed561a;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mv5tbxmv-a30cb2f13e96a265de9c7b26ab687718 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mv5tbxmv-a30cb2f13e96a265de9c7b26ab687718 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >History Articles<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mv5tfgq5-1d44d2cf13c798d66c78aa75297bb20d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-mv5tfgq5-1d44d2cf13c798d66c78aa75297bb20d{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mv5tfgq5-1d44d2cf13c798d66c78aa75297bb20d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_blog '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  av-blog-meta-author-disabled av-blog-meta-comments-disabled av-blog-meta-category-disabled av-blog-meta-tag-disabled '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-9921 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big  post-9921 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/burgy-train-derailment\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Burgy Train Derailment\">Burgy Train Derailment<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-10-19T17:01:15-04:00\" >October 19, 2019<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The LCA has been sleuthing for the exact date of this train derailment photo so it can be included on historical photo signage that will be placed on the bike trail railing near the site of the wreck. The photo is part of the Robert P. Emrick collection at Forbes Library. Emrick had a life [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/burgy-train-derailment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-10-19T17:01:15-04:00\" >2019-10-19 17:01:15<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-10-19 17:04:05<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Burgy Train Derailment<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8384 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big  post-8384 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/leeds-historical-signage-is-up\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Leeds Historical Signage is up!\">Leeds Historical Signage is up!<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2017-12-17T12:33:54-05:00\" >December 17, 2017<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Finally, after nearly two years, the Leeds Historical Interpretive Signage project is complete! You may have noticed the sleek black posts with signs postioned around the village at key locations of historical signifance to Leeds. These signs were designed to inform and inspire an appreciation for our village\u2019s vibrant manufacturing past, and an understanding of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/leeds-historical-signage-is-up\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2017-12-17T12:33:54-05:00\" >2017-12-17 12:33:54<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-10-12 18:28:56<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Leeds Historical Signage is up!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-9930 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd single-big  post-9930 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/old-leeds-maps\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Old Leeds Maps\">Old Leeds Maps<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-19T17:21:55-04:00\" >October 19, 2016<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/old-leeds-maps\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-10-19T17:21:55-04:00\" >2016-10-19 17:21:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-10-20 08:53:05<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Old Leeds Maps<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-3081 post-loop-4 post-parity-even single-big  post-3081 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/historical-mini-signs-on-rail-trail-in-leeds\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Historical Mini Signs on Rail Trail in Leeds\u00a0\">Historical Mini Signs on Rail Trail in Leeds\u00a0<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-07-05T10:35:19-04:00\" >July 5, 2016<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In late Autumn when the leaves have fallen from the trees Hotel Bridge can be seen clearly from a certain spot on the bike path. Mounted on the railing at that spot is an 8 x 10 inch historical sign depicting the Hotel Bridge in the late 1800s. Another photo sign showing the 1904 electric [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/historical-mini-signs-on-rail-trail-in-leeds\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-07-05T10:35:19-04:00\" >2016-07-05 10:35:19<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-10-12 18:29:24<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Historical Mini Signs on Rail Trail in Leeds\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-3463 post-loop-5 post-parity-odd single-big  post-3463 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/leeds-and-florence-residents-petition-city-for-a-new-roadway\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Leeds and Florence residents petition city for a new roadway in 1878\">Leeds and Florence residents petition city for a new roadway in 1878<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2015-05-17T19:15:58-04:00\" >May 17, 2015<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The winter freshet of 1878 completely isolated a dozen or so tenement houses on the western side of Main Street from any roadway. The heavy rain and melting snow cut a new channel into the Mill River wiping out the road residents on \u201cShanty Row\u201d used to get back and forth from the village. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/leeds-and-florence-residents-petition-city-for-a-new-roadway\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2015-05-17T19:15:58-04:00\" >2015-05-17 19:15:58<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2015-06-07 18:24:49<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Leeds and Florence residents petition city for a new roadway in 1878<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-3381 post-loop-6 post-parity-even single-big  post-3381 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/thirsty-yes-but-are-there-sandwiches\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Thirsty, yes! But are there sandwiches?\">Thirsty, yes! But are there sandwiches?<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2015-04-25T15:35:07-04:00\" >April 25, 2015<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u2018\u2019The Great Sandwich Hearing\u2019\u2019 which ran in three issues of the Gazette, January 5, 15, and 17, 1910. The headline reads&#8230; The Leeds Sandwich Case Develops the Existence of the Greatest Sandwich Industry of this Section and a Marked Weakness of Memory of Everything Else in Those Who Saw the Sandwiches. This case packed the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/thirsty-yes-but-are-there-sandwiches\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2015-04-25T15:35:07-04:00\" >2015-04-25 15:35:07<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-10-12 18:21:39<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Thirsty, yes! But are there sandwiches?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1969 post-loop-7 post-parity-odd single-big  post-1969 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/gazette-series-about-leeds-by-alice-manning-1975\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Gazette Series about Leeds By Alice Manning, 1975\">Gazette Series about Leeds By Alice Manning, 1975<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2013-09-19T16:54:42-04:00\" >September 19, 2013<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Continued from July newsletter &#8211; Leeds named for settlers English homeland Many of the workers who had come from England to work in the mills stayed on to make their homes and became an important part of the community\u2019s everyday life. Among this group, there was an understanding man, Thomas Musgrove. He was president of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/gazette-series-about-leeds-by-alice-manning-1975\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2013-09-19T16:54:42-04:00\" >2013-09-19 16:54:42<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-10-12 18:25:33<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Gazette Series about Leeds By Alice Manning, 1975<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1359 post-loop-8 post-parity-even single-big  post-1359 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/gazette-series-about-leeds-part-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Gazette Series about Leeds &#8211; Part 2\">Gazette Series about Leeds &#8211; Part 2<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2013-01-01T10:39:04-05:00\" >January 1, 2013<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>by Alice Manning, 1975, continued from Oct newsletter The oldest citizens and those who had studied the history of the area told of its establishment, a fantastic, almost unbelievable tale. It seems that the hard times following the Revolutionary War left the economy in a miserable state and the treasury of the Commonwealth in an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/gazette-series-about-leeds-part-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2013-01-01T10:39:04-05:00\" >2013-01-01 10:39:04<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-10-12 18:25:56<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Gazette Series about Leeds &#8211; Part 2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1093 post-loop-9 post-parity-odd single-big  post-1093 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history category-news\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/intro-to-the-gazette-series-about-leeds-by-alice-manning-1975\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Intro to the Gazette Series about Leeds, by Alice Manning, 1975\">Intro to the Gazette Series about Leeds, by Alice Manning, 1975<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2012-10-06T22:35:05-04:00\" >October 6, 2012<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>On the last weekend of August 1950, Leeds held a gala celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the naming the village. The old bell was rung &#8211; the same bell that summoned the workers to their tasks at the Nonotuck Silk Mill (now the Leeds Village Apartments), once an important contributor to the giant silk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/intro-to-the-gazette-series-about-leeds-by-alice-manning-1975\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2012-10-06T22:35:05-04:00\" >2012-10-06 22:35:05<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2012-10-06 22:35:05<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Intro to the Gazette Series about Leeds, by Alice Manning, 1975<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1091 post-loop-10 post-parity-even post-entry-last single-big  post-1091 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-history\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/robert-emrick-my-grandfather\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Robert Emrick &#8211; My Grandfather\">Robert Emrick &#8211; My Grandfather<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2012-09-06T22:33:36-04:00\" >September 6, 2012<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Back before many of the prominent businessmen moved to Leeds, the town was considered \u201cthe sticks\u201d and had very little fire protection. When a disastrous fire broke out on East Center Street in 1923 my grandfather started a movement in Northampton to get the first motorized fire pump called \u201cThe Seagrave\u201d and an additional six [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/robert-emrick-my-grandfather\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/LCAlogotrans2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>justin<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2012-09-06T22:33:36-04:00\" >2012-09-06 22:33:36<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2012-09-06 22:33:36<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Robert Emrick &#8211; My Grandfather<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><div class='single-big'><nav class='pagination'><span class='pagination-meta'>Page 1 of 2<\/span><span class='current'>1<\/span><a href='https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9512\/page\/2\/' class='inactive next_page' >2<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9512","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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