Gracie Wells
Gracie Wells was the daughter of Arvilla Bond and John Manning Wells. Gracie passed away in 1883 at the tender young age of age of 5. In her memory, her […]
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Amy June Wells
Amy June Wells was the daughter of John Manning Wells and Arvilla Bond Wells. Her father was from England coming to America in 1856 when he was just a young
Arvilla Bond Wells
Arvilla Bond was born in Ohio in 1846. Her father, William Bond, who was a veteran of the War of 1812, married Engelica Woodruff in New York. The family moved
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Sarah Wells
Sara Wells was the mother of John Manning Wells. In 1883 she passed away at the age of 72. She died just a few days after her granddaughter Gracie who
Martin Root
Martin Root was born in Massachusetts in 1784. He moved to Benson, Vermont where he met Abigail Stearns. They married in 1814. By 1821 they had six children, Emily, Maria,
Belmont Golf Club
The Belmont Golf Club was the first 9-hole golf course west of the Appalachians. The club was recognized as the Historic Site of the Year for 2023 by the Downers
The John & Mary Rasweiler House
This home possesses many features of a Queen Anne. The outside has both wood clapboard siding and decorative wood shingles. Wood trim embellishes the front gable. There is wide wood
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The William & Lucille Carpenter House
This home possesses many features of a Queen Anne. The outside has both wood clapboard siding and decorative wood shingles. Wood trim is embellished in the front gable. There is
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The Charles “Coffee” & Selma Johnson House
This home was built in the late 1800’s. The roof has two sloped sides that meet at a center ridge. The triangular ends of the walls on the other two
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The Clair & Nelia Owen House
This Tudor Revival home includes features typical of this style including a rectangular floor plan, steep roof with a tall chimney, brick siding, windows with multiple panes, and a brick
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