[Rarebooks] FS: Vischer's Ferry archive

[Bob Petrilla]

New York, Vischer's Ferry. ARCHIVE OF CORRESPONDENCE AND PRINTED ITEMS RE
THE VISCHER'S FERRY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AT THIS HAMLET IN SARATOGA COUNTY,
NEW YORK, CIRCA 1929-1931. v.p.: v.n., 1929. Original documents. This
archive comprises more than 100 pages of correspondence and associated
ephemera, including: a topographical map of the area, several versions of
the Senate Bill subsequently printed in 1931, extensive correspondence with
New York State Senators and the Governor's office: typewritten letters,
autograph letters, retained carbons, &c.  Very Good.
Vischer Ferry is named for the family of Nicholas Vischer, who built a
house beside the river in 1735. At that time, the Mohawk Valley was claimed
by the Iroquois League and by the British Province of New York. The
American Revolutionary War destroyed Iroquois settlements in the valley and
established the State of New York. The site became known as Vischer's Ferry
in 1790 when Nicholas Vischer's son, Eldert Vischer, set up a rope ferry
across the Mohawk River. Vischer's Ferry connected Ferry Road on the north
shore to Ferry Road on the opposite bank at Niska Isle. By 1800, a tavern
and store were operating there. By 1824, the Erie Canal was built, linking
the Mohawk River to Lake Erie. [As reported on Wikipedia.]    $100.00

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