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Boquet Valley Post 551 is 91 years young 2019 marks century since American Legion founded nationwide
Historian, vets seek gravestone for Battle of P’burgh soldier
SALUTING SERVICE
This is the first in a series of stories honoring the 100th anniversary of the American Legion. The pieces will run periodically throughout the year, and they will run in each edition of The Sun, wherever you live. When these folks were sent, they just went; it didn’t matter where they were from or where they were going. They served us all. We salute their service. ■
Graves in the Boquet Cemetery mark the final resting place for many of Elizabethtown’s early settlers. The arched stone, the second one left of the tree in this photo is what remains of the stone placed for Benjamin Holcomb, Esq., seen intact in the adjacent photo taken some decades earlier and kept among Boquet Cemetery records. Photos by Kim Dedam
Ansel Holcomb buried in Boquet Cemetery By Kim Dedam STA FF W RITER
The Boquet Valley Post No. 551 recently received a history gift from the Adirondack History Center, allowing this oversized black-andwhite photo of Memorial Day 1942 to be placed on display. The image captured a solemn tribute paid decades ago at Riverside Cemetery. Boquet Valley Post charter
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ELIZABETHTOWN | As the American Legion celebrates its centennial this year, Boquet Valley Post 551 marks 91 years of service to veterans and community here. The Boquet Valley Post was the ninth legion to form in Essex County, and received its charter on May 5, 1928. As indicated by the post number, it was the 551st formed in New York State since summer of 1919 when the Legion began its work in every U.S. town or county, joining together to support veterans of the Great War and later changing its charter for veterans of all wars. » American Legion Cont. on pg. 5
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NEW RUSSIA | Ansel Holcomb was the only son of one of the first pioneer families to settle here. He signed up to fight with the New York State Militia in a regiment lead by Capt. John Calkins, of Elizabethtown, during the War of 1812. He fought for one week, but in a seminal battle that helped turn the tides of war. On Sept. 11, 1814, he was wounded at the Battle of Plattsburgh where he stood with militiamen who kept British troops from crossing the Saranac River. Military records show Holcomb earned $1.86 for his service and indicates he was wounded Sept. 11 and died Sept. 13. By then the battle was won and the British had retreated north. Ansel was 21 or 22 when he died of war wounds, according to historical accounts. Historian Margaret Bartley, who lives in New Russia, began looking into Holcomb’s military service when a distant ancestor asked where he was buried. » Holcomb Cont. on pg. 2
Author feted for book set in upstate NY ‘War Calls, Love Cries’ earns international, national recognition By Laura Achouatte STA FF W RITER
Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora was one of several prisons in the region spared by the state. Photo by Nathan Ovalle
NORTH COUNTRY | Former businessman turned author Mark Barie has been designated as a 2019 Hoffer Award Finalist. Barie — a native of Champlain and currently of Sebring, Florida — has written several historical biographies, but “War Calls, Love Cries” is his fi rst work of fiction. “I never read fiction; I’m more of a
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historical guy,” Barie said by phone from his Florida residence. » Barie Cont. on pg. 6
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