Did You Know??

That Walkersville was first called "The Forks"

That slaves used to be bought and sold at the Deanville Stock yard

That G.C. Murphy's used to employ 75 persons

That the first Mass celebrated in Weston was in 1842 in the old Bailey House

That during Border Warfare Days, the Hacker's Creek settlements suffered more Indian depredations than did any community from New York to Florida

This and more interesting facts are from the book we sell, " A Pictorial History of Old Lewis County." Give us a call or come to the library to purchase.