The town of Mentz dates back to 1802, when it was divided off from the larger Aurelius. At first, the town was given the name Jefferson to honor President Jefferson;
In October 1873, Col. William Jones assembled his forces. His men built two log and earthen fortifications that looked out over the landscape where the expected attack would advance from.
Delvin Emmons (Ted) Wilt died last month at 105 years of age. With his passing goes the last human contact to a lost world. Ted was born in October 1917.
Way back in 2019, I wrote about the Schasel postcard collection that had been donated to the Lock 52 Historical Society. It is a wonderful collection of over 100 postcards