Did You Know The LAST Confederate Town Was In NY State?

Greetings from a Yankee agitator of sorts.

I joined this forum for just ONE REASON.

That is to let folks know that even in New York there was a town called "Town Line". It was just a bit of an old railroad stop but ...

During World War II, it was discovered that Town Line had not rejoined the Union, and on 26 January 1946, Town Line voted to officially join the Union.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_Line,_New_York

As it has been said before for others ... It's heritage!

WHEN DID TOWN LINE SECEED, ID LIKE TO KNOW MORE WITHOUT CONSULTING WIKIPEDIA.

I can be certain. However; if promises are kept I will be getting a photo from when they rejoined the Union in '46. in a couple weeks.

There is information at the Alden Historical Society (which is the closest actual town in Alden). The original desk that was used when the signers put their names on the list is there.(my great-great grandfather Foster B Kidder was one of the signers). I still live in Alden, and many of my Kidder family still lives in the area. My uncle Alton was the family historian who died in the 60's and gave most of the Townline History to the Alden Historical Society (TL is too small to have their own). What else would you like to know?
They rejoined the Union in the 1940's, had a big parade, and rejoined on the same desk! There are some photos of this at the Society, and my grandmother who just passed away last month, and my mother both talked about it. One of the photos shows my Gramma in the crowd. Caesar Romero was in Buffalo at the time doing a play, and so he rode in the paradge.

I would need to have more information before I would believed this.

Wikipedia is useless for documented history.

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Simple Solution - call them and ask - most cell phones don't charge long distance - so check into it yourself

Wikipedia clearly states the comment "The Last Confederate Town Was In NY" does not cite any references or sources. This makes for an unreliable statement. Why true historians take Wikipedia as inept.

When presenting history it must be documented or it ain't history. Just because it's on Wikipedia don't make it so.

FYI - at Union Station heading back home - probably tomorrow I will post a picture of Town Line's VFD patch to show y'all if I fail to post from the Blackberry

okay folks ... got the patch from the fire department

here it is ...

It's what you want it to be as far any proof that I am going to offer at the moment

Given that there's a Confederate flag on the patch, how did they escape the PC police?

good question ... especially in NY State

Posted on The Southern War Room forum by member Dessie

Today at 12:57 PM #7

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I called the Town Line Vol. Fire Dept today and talked to a gentleman named Dave. He has been a member there for 30 yrs. He was very open with talking to me about the history of the area. The above patch is their current uniform patch and is based on the fact that in 1863 a group of locals wanted to secceed from the union. The reasons he told me were 1) for States Rights and 2) in opposition to the way Southern POW's were being treated at the prison in Binghamton (sp?). After the war the people did not vote to rejoin the union. It wasn't until Truman sent a letter to them in 1946 that they did, although from the way I understand what he told me, it took them a while to decide that. He also told me that 2 other areas close by voted to seceed as well, but went back before Town Line did.

In talking with him, it seems he is sympathetic to our cause and that sentiment hasn't completely died out in that area. As he said 'Old traditions die hard.' The area was settled by German Lutherans. So I know what he means...one of my grandmas is German Lutheran...LOL!

Dessie

yup - Dave let me get the patch a few days ago ...

Had to personally go there and be a pain to get it - thank goodness my brother was there to assist!
He had to call his chief to get Dave's cell number! LOL