Portal:Westbrookville, New York

Works about Westbrookville, New York

• Burns Fatal To Aged Man (1925)

"Nathan McDowell, 70, who was dragged unconscious from his burning home here Friday, February 27, died from the burns and shock at his home here Sunday. A stroke which he had suffered five weeks ago hastened his death. On Friday, February 27, as told in The Herald at the time, the McDowell home was discovered on fire by neighbors. Eugene Rhodes, father of Sheriff Fletcher E. Rhodes, rushed into the blazing building and dragged Mr. McDowell out, who was unconscious, and whose clothing was afire. The building was burned to the ground. …"

• Woman Picking Berries Finds Big Rattlesnake (1919)

"A rattlesnake, five feet, one inch long, was killed by William McDowell of 1 Mill street, Sunday afternoon in the hills back of Westbrookville where Mr. McDowell and his wife were picking huckle berries. …"

• William L. Piatt (1918)

"After an illness of long duration. William Lewis Piatt, aged 83 years, four months and 15 days, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 1918 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William McDowell, 18 Mill street. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Piatt, and was born at Westbrookville, where he had always lived, being a farmer by occupation. …"