The Cumberland County Historical Society houses the Day Book of tailor Isaac Haas and covers the years 1840-1848. The 161 pages of entries record the names of local residents, the items of clothing Haas made for them, and the cost of each item. Several pages at the end of the boo
“BOUND AND GAGGED-Three Masked Men Blow Open Abram Stamey’s Safe at Leesburg” headlined an article on page three in the November 6, 1902 issue of The Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Interview of Clair Tritt by Linda Benzon for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library.
With the coming of the automobile in the first decades of the 20th century, travelers took to the roads, and tourist homes sprang up to cater to their needs.