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1.2.0. Before Davis & Overview
Up one levelThe context in which, and the events through which, there came to be a "Davisville."
- What was at Davis before Davis
- About ten pages on the history of Davis as a whole and what was at Davis before Davis.
- 1.2.0.1. Davisville 1868: Twelve Months in Davis' Gestation
- Month-by-month and sometimes week-by-week account of the twelve months of 1868 involving the founding of Davis. Originally a quasi-quarterly four-part exhibiit spread over the year of 2008 that was shown at the Hattie Weber Museum of Davis, it is presented here in the same four parts, one each in a separate folder. The first two of the four parts have been placed here at this time (late May, 2008).
- Location of the Jerome Davis Farmstead
- 1868 map of the original Davisville grid overlaid on a 2008 Google photo-map of the same area showing the location of the Jerome Davis farmstead.