Monday, hot again.
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| Lois McClure seen in passing again. |
East on the Erie, then a left turn into the Oswego Canal to the little town of Phoenix, aka Schroeppel. At the dock we meet Bill, a talkative retired gentleman, and later, Susan, his wife, both of whom are involved in the Schroeppel Historical Society. And they have a key! We meet them there and view the collection. It's housed in an old church, complete with stained glass windows diaz and pulpit. The collection is mostly various stuff that people have donated, haphazardly arranged. But our hosts are knowledgeable. They're surprised that General Sullivan, who razed so many Cayuga and Seneca Indian villages in this area lived across the river from where I grew up, and was a respected lawyer and military leader at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, before he lead the campaign to eradicate the Indians from much of New York and Pennsylvania.
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| Caprese salad for lunch |
Onward to the town of Fulton, where we tie up along the wall. Often in a new town we first set out on foot to explore and get a feeling for the town. We pass an odd circular building that looks like a bank but has neon beer signs in the windows. Curious, we enter. We find a local bar, inhabited by the bartender and her boyfriend. She's studying law at the University in Oswego, and we spend an hour chatting.
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| Schroeppel Historical Society |
Back home, we've got steak on the bar-b and blueberry wine.
Thank you so much for visiting the Schroeppel Historical Society building! We enjoyed sharing some history and were intrigued to learn that Gary was able to casually view General Sullivan's residence from across the river in his home town. It's ironic, but sadly not surprising that now and throughout history, the powerful and and respected can forget their humanity when it serves their purposes.
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