This week we receive some insight into both the past and the future of The Chesaning Argus, and one local pioneer gives his own personal recollections of the great Indian chief Shako, who once made his camp near Chesaning.
Today we will focus on the history of a structure that was lost to commercial progress, the former home of Frederick Miller, which once stood at 312 East Broad Street.
While the second issue doesn’t contain anything as singular as last week’s frolic with a naked wild man, it does capture an important moment in Chesaning’s transition away from the lumbering industry to a more diversified economy.
Today we explore the life of village pioneer John B. Griswold, one the earliest arrivals to Chesaning, and a man whose contributions to the town’s development are hard to overstate. Did the home he built back in 1848 somehow manage to survive down to today?
Our attempt to understand the historical layout of Chesaning has so far focused almost exclusively on commercial buildings. However, the 1877 map of Chesaning reveals the presence of at least a few structures that are a close match for some currently extant homes.
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