Rushton canoe collection, [ca. 1860]-1978.

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Rushton canoe collection, [ca. 1860]-1978.

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Miscellaneous records of the Rushton Boat Works include catalogs, insurance policies, title searches, and glass plate negatives and photographs of the boat works and the construction process of canoes, 1887-1915. Papers of Atwood Manley from his work on his book RUSHTON AND HIS TIME IN AMERICAN CANOEING (1968) consist of files containing miscellaneous letters and bills of the Rushton Boat Works, 1881-1915, correspondence with the Rushton family and other researchers and canoe enthusiasts, 1958-1978, and clippings; and of notebooks containing photographs, articles, clippings, advertisements, letters of Rushton Boat Works, and Manley's correspondence, ca.1860-1975. Other items include catalogs from other canoe manufacturers, clippings and programs from the Rushton Memorial Canoe Race, and drawings of boat plans, 1969-1977 and undated.

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Rushton Boat Works (Canton, N.Y.)

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Saint Lawrence County Historical Association

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Collecting area: History of St. Lawrence County. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155473605 J. Henry Rushton (1845-1906) was a canoe manufacturer in Canton, N.Y. From the description of Rushton canoe collection, [ca. 1860]-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155471970 ...

Rushton family.

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Rushton, John Henry, 1843-1906

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Manley, Atwood

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Cranberry Lake is part of the network of lakes and ponds, connected by streams and canoe-carry trails, which stretch across the central and western plateau of the Adirondacks known as the Lake Region. Cranberry is the third largest body of water in the Adirondack Park; it was nearly doubled in size by the completion of a dam in the spring of 1867. Cranberry Lake region is known for its hunting, fishing, logging and summer camps. From the description of Cranberry Lake Collection, 1814...