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B-W Trivia: On Which Corner of Brownsville Road Is the Location of This Toll Gate?

We will reveal the answer on Monday.

 
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The Baldwin-Whitehall Patch has partnered with the Baldwin Historical Society to bring you a weekly trivia question that delves into our area's colorful past.

Pat Lombardi and Patty Woehler, co-presidents of the society, generously write the questions and provide the pictures.

Here is this week's question:

This is a view of Toll Gate #3 on the Brownsville Turnpike. The pictures are from around 1898.

The toll collector was Henry Simmons. Some of the men pictured are John Bauer, James Willock, William Litzenberger, Walter Hays, Michael Glacken, William Stewart and George Brezger. The toll gate was in operation until 1901.

In the picture on the right, you can see the house of Rev. James Kirk, whose family owned quite a large piece of property in the area. He was the pastor of Concord Presbyterian Church.

On which corner of Brownsville Road is the location of this toll gate?

Read other Baldwin-Whitehall Trivia Time questions here.

And find out more about the Baldwin Historical Society, which is always looking for new members to collect and research the history of the areaHERE!

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  • On which corner of Brownsville Road is the location of this toll gate? (No Internet searches!!)

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • A. Brownsville and Becks Run roads
        2 (18%)
    • B. Brownsville Road and Madeline Street
        3 (27%)
    • C. Brownsville Road and Churchview Avenue
        6 (54%)
    Total votes: 11
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Baldwin Historical Society, Brownsville Road, Brownsville Turnpike, Concord Presbyterian Church, George Brezger, Henry Simmons, James Kirk, James Willock, John Bauer, and Michael Glacken

NE12Ukid

10:20 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013

Wonder if one of our guesses might be right...

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Robert Edward Healy, III

1:45 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013

And the answer is ... C! Good job, folks.

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