History of the Town of Ramrock



TABLE OF CONTENTS

  The Rock 3
How Ramrock Began 4
Chapter 2: Municipal Departments
Board of Education 16
Fire department 18
Ladies Auxiliary 27
Police department 28
Town Hall 31
Department of Public Works 34
Public Library 37
Post Office 40
Recreation department 43
Chapter 3: Development
Early Development 48
Park Avenue paved 51
Ridge Road 52
Brief Histories 54
Chapter 4: Parks
Hopper cemetery 64
Triangle Park 66
Ramrock Park 70
Lower Ramrock Park 71
Memorial Park 72
Chapter 5: Utilities
Telephone 75
Gas 77
Water 78
Electricity 79
Sewers 80
Chapter 6: Transportation
Railroads 83
Trolley line 88
Bus 90
Chapter 7: Schools
Ramrock School #22 91
Community School 94
R.E. Byrd School 99
Roosevelt School 102
Alexander Hamilton School 103
George Washington High School 105
St. Matthew School 109
The Barncourt Academy 111
Chapter 8: Religious Community
The Community Church of Ramrock 113
All Saints' Episcopal Church 117
St. Matthew's Church 119
Ramrock Jewish Center 122
Sri Gura Sing Sabha, Inc. 125
Religious Communities of Ramrock 128
Chapter 9: Industry and Commerce
Business in the Early Days 130
Ramrock Record 137
Goldfield Well Drilling Company 138
RamaValley Timepiece Company 141
Ramrock Savings Bank 143
Belchford Spring Water Company 144
Rodeur Florist 145
Chapter 10: Events
The Fateful Friday 147
Oldest house in town torn down 155
Ramrock's 50th Anniversary 157
Ramrock's 70th Anniversary 163
Airplane landing on Main Street 168
Wheel crashes into Ambulance Building 170
Ramrock's 100th Birthday 172

 

 

 

 

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