The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-18
Henry Brannan Writes an Inter.
esting Letter on the
Meadowgrounds.

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a former resident of the Meadow
grounds, throws more light on
the history of the little valley.
METAL, PA,
October z, 1900.
EDITOR FULTON COUNTY News.
Dear Sir-ln reading your val
liable paper of October 4th 1 was
interested in the article headed,
"The Meadowgrounds. " The
fact is that part of my boyhood
was spent in that small valley;and
the rea ling of the article in your
paper brought this part of my
life wildly to mind.
My father, William Brannan,
moved from Franklin county to
the Meadowgrounds on the first
day of April 1858. l was then
abont II or II years old. My
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Stouteagle,
who now resides in McConnells.
burg, was then about fifteen or
sixteen years af age.
We moved TO the lower farm
then owned by Elias Brumbaugh,
and lived there from the spring
of 1858 to the spring of 1857. We
then moved into the Cove near
McConnellsburg and lived there
until the spring of 1860 The
upper farm was then owned by
Il. Easton, Of Fort Loudon, and
occupied by William Harris, who
moved there in the spring of 1851.
Mr.. Harris moved to this farm
from Parnells Knob, near Fort
Loudon. where he had resided
for about twenty years.
| well remember the woollen
factory. In the spring of 1858,
a man by the name of Ashwell
with his family moved into this
building, living there from spring
till fall, then moving away. In
the spring of 1854, a man by the
name of John Mckinney moved
into this building and lived in it
about two months. This Mr..
Mckinney was or claimed to be,
a preacher, and one Sabbath
while living there he held preach
ing services in this building. |
was one of his hearers. He NOV
ed from there into Licking Greek
valley. The two families men
toned are the only families that
lived in the Meadowgrounds dur
ing the time l lived there, except
that of Mr.. Harris, who lived
there for several years after we
moved away.
The saw mill mentioned in
your article was then in good run
ming order, and with this mill
Mr.. Harris and his two sons
John and Asa did considerable
saving.
The Meadowgrounds is favored
with abundance of excellent water
sand springs being numerous.
When | lived there excellent pine
timber was quite plenty on the
Brumbaugh farm. Pasturage
was good, rattle snakes plenty.
John Ray, father of the writer
of the article in your paper, NOV
ed to the Meadowgrounds from
Path Valley, Franklin county. He
owned a property there consist
ing of probably some 70 acres,
situated near what is now known
as Richmond Furnace railroad
station. This property is still
known as the Ray property. As
far as | know no one has lived
on it since Mr.. Ray left it in 1880
Before we moved to the Brum
baugh farm it was occupied by
John Woodall. Mr.. Woodall liv
ed upon this farm / believe abour
II years. William Harris haC
this farm rented during the yeal
of 1857. Adam Deshong lived OF
this farm during the year 1858
Adam Dcshong was the father o.
Abram Deshong, the present in
cumbent.
McConnellsburg has greatly
improved since / left the Cove
the buildings are much finer anC
far more business is transacted
HENRY BRANNAN.
j. X. Johnston added much II