North Country At Work

Kahuahgo Inn, which later became the Underwood House, which burned down. Years later it became the Fire Station location. This photo taken in the 1920s. Dexter, NY.

Pictured is the Eagle Hotel, interior and exterior, 1950s. Philadelphia, NY. From Bodman Memorial Library Calenders, which used photos from the Philadelphia Historical Society’s archives.

Mule-drawn stagecoach in front of the Eagle Hotel. Circa 1900. Philadelphia, NY. The audio clip is of Frieda Kent, who volunteers at the Philadelphia Historical Society, she talks about the Eagle Hotel and Philadelphia’s bustling days in the time of railroads.

Exterior of the Snyder House, with employees pictured on front porch. The hotel was bought and turned into a hotel in 1870s by John Snyder. It was famous for its New Years’ dances because its dance floor was on springs. The hotel burned August 2, 1923. Photo circa 1880s. Heuvelton, NY.

James Mayne and John Griffiths spear fishing on the old Heuvelton dam. Circa 1915. Heuvelton, NY.

Snyder Hotel with staff. Circa 1870s. Heuvelton, NY.

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.  

Van Heuvel House (a hotel) in the winter of 1866, at the top of State Street in Heuvelton. Just in front of it was the railroad crossing. The building was torn down in 1959 to make way for a Tydol Gasoline Station. 1866. Heuvelton, NY.

Eugene Gray and Alva Robinson standing behind the cigar case at the Hotel Heuvelton (also known as the Van Heuvel Hotel). Note the handwritten train schedule on top of the door, and the advertisement for soft drink Moxie on the wall above them, which they sold because they couldn’t sell alcohol. Circa 1925. Heuvelton, NY. […]

A ferry and commercial side wheeler steamboat which went between Heuvelton and Black Lake/Edwardsville, all the way to Rossie and occasionally Ogdensburg. The steamboat transported milk and people, stopping at numerous places along the river. Circa 1880s. Heuvelton, NY. Photo donated by Betty Steele of Ogdensburg.