This old view of Honesdale, Pa., as seen from Irving Cliff, was taken about 140 years ago. Brenda Gonsauls Hector showed us the picture, which was on a calendar delivered by Wayne Independent carriers and given to their customers as a New Years’ greeting in 1919. This one was carried by paper boy Frank R. Grambs, who would become Brenda’s uncle. Note the Presbyterian church at left, which was dedicated in 1868. To the right of this you see the back of the old Honesdale Academy, the forerunner of Honesdale High School. To the right of the school is the “Dr. King” house at 11th and Church Sts., which was removed to build the Central United Methodist Church in 1872. In the background stands the old Methodist church, which today is an apartment house (minus the belfry), at the foot of Ridge Street. At far right is the Main Street bridge; just up river is the large, old Torrey grist mill on Park Street, which was torn down in 1897. To the left in the background is the historic Delaware & Hudson Railroad (D&H) Bridge, which was the route for the famous run of the Stourbridge Lion in 1829. Parts of the abutments are still in place (2009). Note the lack of trees on the hills to the west, criss-crossed by D&H gravity railroad lines.
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This old view of Honesdale, Pa., as seen from Irving Cliff, was taken about 140 years ago. Brenda Gonsauls Hector showed us the picture, which was on a calendar delivered by Wayne Independent carriers and given to their customers as a New Years’ greeting in 1919. This one was carried by paper boy Frank R. Grambs, who would become Brenda’s uncle. Note the Presbyterian church at left, which was dedicated in 1868. To the right of this you see the back of the old Honesdale Academy, the forerunner of Honesdale High School. To the right of the school is the “Dr. King” house at 11th and Church Sts., which was removed to build the Central United Methodist Church in 1872. In the background stands the old Methodist church, which today is an apartment house (minus the belfry), at the foot of Ridge Street. At far right is the Main Street bridge; just up river is the large, old Torrey grist mill on Park Street, which was torn down in 1897. To the left in the background is the historic Delaware & Hudson Railroad (D&H) Bridge, which was the route for the famous run of the Stourbridge Lion in 1829. Parts of the abutments are still in place (2009). Note the lack of trees on the hills to the west, criss-crossed by D&H gravity railroad lines.
