Type of Work: Retail and Services

George Haydon’s grocery store in Heuvelton

George Haydon’s Flour, Feed and Grocery Store on State Street which later became the site of a gas station. Pony cart and horse drawn delivery wagon out front, which bears the title “Pleasant View Farm, Sanitary Milk.” Circa 1890s. Heuvelton, NY.

IGA in Heuvelton

IGA grocery store in the Pickens Hall building, run by Paul and Mary Woods. Circa 1970s. Heuvelton, NY.

Pickens Hall during Turkey Day in Heuvelton

Exterior shot of Pickens Hall during Heuvelton’s Turkey Day. Pickens Hall was built in 1858 by John Pickens, Sr. The stone came from the Ridge Hill Quarry, located between Heuvelton and Ogdensburg. 1898. Heuvelton, NY. Listen to the audio clip for more on Turkey Day; you can read the North Country at Work story with […]

Horse drawn grain binder in Heuvelton

Horse drawn grain binder in transport position. Binders would be moved from farm to farm and used to bind grain, so that each individual farmer need not own one. Dump rake on fence. Circa 1880s. Heuvelton, NY.

Mayne Brothers Cider Mill in Heuvelton

Exterior of the Mayne Brothers Cider Mill, with last owner/operator Fred Crawford pictured on the far left. The Mill, which pressed apples into cider for customers, closed in the late 1950s. Circa 1950s. Heuvelton, NY.

Post office and A&P in Heuvelton

Photo of Nevin Mayne and George Claland standing between the Heuvelton Post Office and the A & P Grocery Store. Boy coming out of the Post Office is Elliot Hastings. 1916. Heuvelton, NY

The Grove Hotel in Heuvelton

The Grove Hotel (originally known as the Pickens House) with hotel employees standing out front, from the left: unknown man, Clint Woodside, Floyd McCadam, Joe Dawson, Mr. Newcomb, Stephen Trainor. This is where the Abbott Sisters, the renowned opera singers, lived. Circa 1900. Heuvelton, NY.