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Cold
Spring Creamery
Roxbury |
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collection of Dick Makse |
The Cold Spring Creamery opened April 1,
1899 at what was called "Travis Crossing" below Roxbury. J.L. Hults
of Stamford was buttermaker. The Cold Spring creamery was a cooperative
and its first officers were: President George Bouton; secretary,
Edward Bartram. The last officers were President Scott Hinkley;
secretary, James M. Bouton, treasurer, Bruce Mead. First manager
was Richard Robinson, then John O'Kelly, 1904-10. Then others, who
stayed a short time, then in 1916, Fred Blumer who remained twenty
years until the creamery closed about 1936. |
History of the Town
of Roxbury by Irma Mae Griffin, (Privately published, Revised
ed. 1975)
(webmaster's note: Cold Spring Creamery was listed
as a station 56 by the U&D. The creamery's loading platform
still stands next to the track of the Delaware & Ulster Rail
Ride.)
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