(erielack) Re: (LVRR) 20th Century Hobbies Newsletter

[Robert John Davis <trains_@_robertjohndavis.com>]

Joe,

Better get that history book out. Clinton was the governor and a US Senator
of New York. He was one of the chief bureaucrats behind the Erie Canal.

Clinton, NJ (formerly Hunt's Mill) is one of at least 25 towns named Clinton
after the NY gov.

There are many DeWitt's around the country, too. He was a national hero in
the early 1800's.

Rob


 
On 5/14/02 11:57 AM, "The Jordans" <jjordan_@_blast.net> wrote:

> The Dewitt Clinton Train set has been re-released by Bachmann.
> This is a great little complete set for under the Xmas tree or just
> for "playing around".  We have a fondness for this train because
> here in Clinton, New Jersey, the town was named after the same man,
> DeWitt Clinton, once governor of New Jersey.  Rumors that our town
> was named after the "more recent, other" Clinton are false.

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