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Rush
Contributor(s): Mee, Susan Bittner (Author)
ISBN: 1467122084     ISBN-13: 9781467122085
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa)
Dewey: 974.788
LCCN: 2013957396
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 6.53" W x 9.22" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Rush is a classic example of rural small-town America. The East Rush hamlet, now known as simply Rush, was first named Webster s Mills. Although not the first settler in the area, John Webster, who purchased the land in 1810, soon began building a town first a sawmill and a gristmill, followed by a general store, a hotel, and a school. Other businesses followed, and more families arrived. East Rush was the primary hamlet and, along with West Rush and North Rush, comprised a hardworking, close-knit, rural farming community. By the late 1800s, it was a thriving and self-sufficient community. And, like any town, it is the individuals who built it and lived here that bring Rush s past to life. Years later, the strong family and agricultural base continues, but the bustling activity that centered around the trains and mills has quieted."

Contributor Bio(s): Mee, Susan Bittner: - Susan Bittner Mee is a librarian at Rochester Institute of Technology. She has lived in Rush since childhood and has long held an interest in local history. Along with maintaining the records and website for the Rush Pine Hill Cemetery, she has presented and helped research local history talks. Rush is a compilation of photographs from the town historian s office and the personal collections of local residents that documents the history of the town of Rush.