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Please WAIT! Then SCROLL DOWN for Jay, New York: Antique Photos.   [ Are you in this picture? ] Jay, New York: Antique Photos. Jay had it's heyday in the 19th century. This collection of old homes and industry tells something of the economic growth and development that took place. CLICK & GO!  (On this page.)   A little about Jay History    Jay Photos.   Madden Store Photos.   Burdick's, 1942-1988.   AuSable Forks Photos.   19th Century Industry Photos.   Upper Jay Photos.   More about Jay and the Covered Bridge.   (More about Jay on the next page.)   Visit Jay NY 12941 Today.    Jay Links & Contact Information   A little about Jay history. High grade iron ore discovered nearby was first smelted in crude stone and clay furnaces with wood and natural drafts. Large scale timber harvesting continued through mid-nineteenth-century. The mill at AuSable converted later to paper manufacture and this operation lasted till the 1940's. Today a sawmill on the heights above the village is the is the sole survivor of this industrial phase. Adirondack Park Agency zoning regulations have, since the 1970's, effectively curbed development of all kinds. Today, no commercial activity is permitted along the AuSable River Scenic Corridor and Jay is reminiscent of the sleepy New England village of bygone days, with a promising future as a really quiet spot for visitors. CLICK HERE for 1876 map of the Town of Jay, comprising the villages of Jay, AuSable Forks and Upper Jay, big 1356 x 2364 pixels. . Jay Photos. (Click on thumbnail for full size photo.) Can you help with photo captions, stories, history? Please email webmaster. Thanks.) Jay NY 12941 1876 map02.jpg Methodist Church photo01.JPG photo02.jpg photo03.JPG photo04.jpg photo05.jpg Village Green photo06.jpg McDonald's Store on Village Green. photo07.jpg Baptist Church photo08.jpg photo09.JPG AuSable River, Bridge Ebenezer Mtn, Rattlesnake Knob. photo10.jpg AuSable River, Bridge photo11.jpg Covered Bridge photo12.jpg J&J Rogers Store photo13.jpg Covered Bridge photo14.jpg Main Street. photo15.jpg Main Street. photo16.jpg photo17.jpg School House. photo18.jpg F.M. Pierce Garage photo19.jpg Jersey City. photo20.jpg photo21.jpg . Madden Store Photos. (Click on thumbnail for full size photo.) Can you help with photo captions, stories, history? Please email webmaster. Thanks.) July 4 parade. photo22.jpg photo23.jpg "Arctic weather due tonight." photo24.jpg photo25.jpg "The store that has most everything." photo26.jpg Dot and Joe Madden. photo27.jpg Joe in the grain shed. photo28.jpg Madden's store heydays 1966-1976. photo29.jpg Abandoned 2002. photo30.jpg photo31.jpg Hurley & Madden Groceries 2002. photo32.jpg photo33.jpg Burdick Chain Saws, or just Burdick's, was on Route 86 (1942-1988). The building still stands with some rusty old machines outside. Burdick's had lots more than chain saws. The workshop/salesroom had the oddest collection of small engine lawn machines, snowblowers and the like. It was an important place for locals and visitors alike for saws, mowers, household items, tools, supplies of all kinds and conversation. You'd find them gathered around the cluttered counter or by the friendly wood fire at all hours any day. "We repair what we sell--and just about everything else as well," was Dale's motto and Meredith his Dad's, too, who had the place before him. Lot's of local color and jokes by Dale. "Bring it if it's broke and pick it up in a day or two," he would say. Opened half day Saturday. Now Dale works out of his house in the Acres. Joy got a job at AMA. Bernie's gone to work for the Mountain or Ward's, not sure. Say Hi! if you see them. . AuSable Forks Photos (Click on thumbnail for full size photo.) Can you help with photo captions, stories, history? Please email webmaster. Thanks.) photo34.jpg photo35.jpg W.F. Brown Hardware. photo36.jpg photo37.jpg photo38.jpg photo39.jpg McRea Street. photo40.jpg photo41.jpg photo42.jpg "Before the fire," May 14, 1925 photo43.jpg photo44.jpg photo45.jpg photo46.jpg photo47.jpg AuSable Forks Map 1876 map03.jpg . 19th Century Industry Photos. (Click on thumbnail for full size photo.) Can you help with photo captions, stories, history? Please email webmaster. Thanks.) Pulp mill 1893. photo48.jpg photo49.jpg Acid plant. photo50.jpg J&J Rogers Iron Co. photo51.JPG photo52.jpg Site No.1 photo53.jpg photo54.jpg Pulp yard, Jay (Ebenezer Mtn., Rattlesnake Knob) photo55.jpg photo56.jpg photo57.jpg photo58.jpg photo59.jpg . Upper Jay Photos. (Click on thumbnail for full size photo.) Can you help with photo captions, stories, history? Please email webmaster. Thanks.) Upper Jay 1876. map04.jpg Monaco's Restaurant. photo60.jpg (Keith & Branch) photo61.jpg Prime Brothers Dealer in General Merchandise. photo62.jpg photo63.jpg

 More About Jay & The Covered Bridge.
• Visit Jay NY 12941 on the East Branch of the AuSable River.
• Jay History: Antique Photos.
• Jay Links & Contact Information
• 1829 Stone House: Historic Background, Old Photos.
• Covered Bridge: Old Photos.
• Natives and Outsiders at the Covered Bridge.
• 200th Happy Birthday Party at the Stone House.
• Essex County Map.
• Map of Jay, New York. Fourpeaks Backcountry Camps, the Covered Bridge, and the AuSable River swimming spots.
  
  

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