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On the corner of what is now First Street and Severn Avenue is the oldest house in Eastport. For nearly 100 years, it belonged to the Williams family.<ref name="EWT7">Eastport Walking Tour Sign #7</ref> |
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Jonas and Louisa Williams and their eight children moved here in 1876. They used the first floor as a grocery store, selling homemade sauerkraut to neighbors. After |
Jonas and Louisa Williams and their eight children moved here in 1876. They used the first floor as a grocery store, selling homemade sauerkraut to neighbors. After |
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she was widowed, Louisa offered her front parlor as a school and a polling place. The house stayed in the family until 1972. |
she was widowed, Louisa offered her front parlor as a school and a polling place. The house stayed in the family until 1972.<ref name="EWT7" /> |
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For all of its years, the Williams House has been a landmark, and it still retains much of its original charm and architectural character today. |
For all of its years, the Williams House has been a landmark, and it still retains much of its original charm and architectural character today.<ref name="EWT7" /> |
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Revision as of 15:20, 2 July 2023
On the corner of what is now First Street and Severn Avenue is the oldest house in Eastport. For nearly 100 years, it belonged to the Williams family.[1]
Jonas and Louisa Williams and their eight children moved here in 1876. They used the first floor as a grocery store, selling homemade sauerkraut to neighbors. After she was widowed, Louisa offered her front parlor as a school and a polling place. The house stayed in the family until 1972.[1]
For all of its years, the Williams House has been a landmark, and it still retains much of its original charm and architectural character today.[1]