Legacy – Volume 3, Issue 2 – Newport House Tour, Henry M. Quackenbush

by the Herkimer County Historical Society
Articles include: A Newport House Tour – pictures and descriptions of beautiful old houses in the area of Newport; Henry M. Quackenbush – the achievements of one of Herkimer County’s most ingenious sons are told by his grandson’s wife, developed a wooden-framed velocipede, predecessor to the modern bicycle, invented the extension ladder and air guns, manufactured nutcrackers and picks.