http://hsl.wikispot.org/William_C._LeonardRecent Changes of the page "William C. Leonard" on HSL Wiki.en-us http://hsl.wikispot.org/William_C._Leonard2010-06-07 20:15:38 <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for William C. Leonard<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 9: </td> <td> Line 9: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''William C. Leonard''' was the son of Marcellus Leonard<span>, a [wiki:wiki</span>ped<span>ia:peddler]</span> and merchant from Bangor, New York (west of Malone), whose route took him, by horse and wagon, as far south as Saranac Lake. In June, 1895, William's father, invested $1500 in the purchase of a lot at 85 Main Street where William built his first department store building, ["Leonard's Department Store" Leonard's] sometime between 1897 and 1900. So successful was this venture that in June, 1905, he bought the lot at 83 Main St., between his store and the ["Coulter Block"]. That lot belonged to ["Annie P. O'Brien"], who had bought it from ["F. A. Isham"] in 1897. There was another small strip of hers that Leonard wanted as well as pieces and rights-of-way, involving ["Coulter and Harding"], and, finally, the establishment of Coulter's northeast wall as a wall in common. Leonard moved fast. By the time all the documents were drawn up, his second department store building was under construction. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''William C. Leonard''' was the son of <span>["</span>Marcellus Leonard<span>"], a </span>ped<span>dler</span> and merchant from Bangor, New York (west of Malone), whose route took him, by horse and wagon, as far south as Saranac Lake. In June, 1895, William's father, invested $1500 in the purchase of a lot at 85 Main Street where William built his first department store building, ["Leonard's Department Store" Leonard's] sometime between 1897 and 1900. So successful was this venture that in June, 1905, he bought the lot at 83 Main St., between his store and the ["Coulter Block"]. That lot belonged to ["Annie P. O'Brien"], who had bought it from ["F. A. Isham"] in 1897. There was another small strip of hers that Leonard wanted as well as pieces and rights-of-way, involving ["Coulter and Harding"], and, finally, the establishment of Coulter's northeast wall as a wall in common. Leonard moved fast. By the time all the documents were drawn up, his second department store building was under construction. </td> </tr> </table> </div> http://hsl.wikispot.org/William_C._Leonard2009-04-13 18:39:22Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for William C. Leonard<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 9: </td> <td> Line 9: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> '''William C. Leonard''' was a [wiki:wikipedia:peddler] <span>whose route too</span>k <span>him, with his</span> horse and wagon,<span>&nbsp;from his home in Bangor, New York (west of Malone)</span> as far south as Saranac Lake. In June, 1895, William's father<span>, Marcellus</span>, invested $1500 in the purchase <span>from</span> ["<span>F. A. Isham</span>"]<span>&nbsp;of the lot at 85 Main Street.<br> - <br> - Here, he built his first department store building</span> sometime between 1897 and 1900. So successful <span>did </span>his venture <span>become that,</span> in June, 1905, he bought the lot<span>,</span> at 83 Main St., between his store and the ["Coulter Block"]. That lot belonged <span>by then </span>to ["Annie P. O'Brien"] who had bought it from ["F. A. Isham"] in 1897. There was another small strip of hers that Leonard wanted as well as pieces and rights-of-way, <span>etc. </span>involving ["Coulter and Harding"], and, finally, the establishment of Coulter's northeast wall as a wall in common. Leonard moved fast. By the time all the documents were drawn up, his second department store building was under construction. </td> <td> <span>+</span> '''William C. Leonard''' was<span>&nbsp;the son of Marcellus Leonard,</span> a [wiki:wikipedia:peddler] <span>and merchant from Bangor, New Yor</span>k <span>(west of Malone), whose route took him, by</span> horse and wagon, as far south as Saranac Lake. In June, 1895, William's father, invested $1500 in the purchase <span>of a lot at 85 Main Street where William built his first department store building,</span> ["<span>Leonard's Department Store</span>"<span>&nbsp;Leonard's</span>] sometime between 1897 and 1900. So successful <span>was t</span>his venture <span>that</span> in June, 1905, he bought the lot at 83 Main St., between his store and the ["Coulter Block"]. That lot belonged to ["Annie P. O'Brien"]<span>,</span> who had bought it from ["F. A. Isham"] in 1897. There was another small strip of hers that Leonard wanted as well as pieces and rights-of-way, involving ["Coulter and Harding"], and, finally, the establishment of Coulter's northeast wall as a wall in common. Leonard moved fast. By the time all the documents were drawn up, his second department store building was under construction. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 15: </td> <td> Line 13: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> It was also in 1911 that Leonard<span>&nbsp;was</span> joined with a group of doctors and businessment to bring about the building of the ["General Hospital of Saranac Lake"]. </td> <td> <span>+</span> It was also in 1911 that Leonard joined with a group of doctors and businessment to bring about the building of the ["General Hospital of Saranac Lake"]. </td> </tr> </table> </div> http://hsl.wikispot.org/William_C._Leonard2009-04-13 16:51:12Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for William C. Leonard<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 14: </td> <td> Line 14: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ <br> + It was also in 1911 that Leonard was joined with a group of doctors and businessment to bring about the building of the ["General Hospital of Saranac Lake"].</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> http://hsl.wikispot.org/William_C._Leonard2009-04-13 16:32:10Mwanner <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for William C. Leonard<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ '''Born:'''<br> + <br> + '''Died:'''<br> + <br> + '''Married:'''<br> + <br> + '''Children:'''<br> + <br> + '''William C. Leonard''' was a [wiki:wikipedia:peddler] whose route took him, with his horse and wagon, from his home in Bangor, New York (west of Malone) as far south as Saranac Lake. In June, 1895, William's father, Marcellus, invested $1500 in the purchase from ["F. A. Isham"] of the lot at 85 Main Street.<br> + <br> + Here, he built his first department store building sometime between 1897 and 1900. So successful did his venture become that, in June, 1905, he bought the lot, at 83 Main St., between his store and the ["Coulter Block"]. That lot belonged by then to ["Annie P. O'Brien"] who had bought it from ["F. A. Isham"] in 1897. There was another small strip of hers that Leonard wanted as well as pieces and rights-of-way, etc. involving ["Coulter and Harding"], and, finally, the establishment of Coulter's northeast wall as a wall in common. Leonard moved fast. By the time all the documents were drawn up, his second department store building was under construction.<br> + <br> + In 1911, Leonard joined with Dr. ["Lawrason Brown"] and banker ["William Minshull"] to develop ["Glenwood Estates"] on 120 acres of ["Dewey Mountain"]'s lower slopes above ["Riverside Drive"].</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div>