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Peacham Library shares firsthand accounts of town's earliest years

Peacham Library shares firsthand accounts of town's earliest years
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The Peacham Library has published a piece featuring the firsthand accounts of Jonathan Elkins Jr., providing a window into the town's earliest years. The writings, drawn from historical records, offer a personal perspective on the settlement and development of Peacham in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The article, titled "In His Own Words: Jonathan Elkins Jr.’s firsthand accounts of Peacham’s earliest years," was released by the library as part of its local history efforts.

Photo: Jared and Corin (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0). Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.

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