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Historical Marker Honors Gilbertsville Heritage

Decades after the whole Village of Gilbertsville was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, a plaque was unveiled this afternoon across from the Major's Inn commemorating that achievement.  Also celebrated this afternoon was the 125th anniversary of the village post office. Among those at the unveiling were, from left, Assemblyman Clifford Crouch, R-Bainbridge; Larry Armstrong, treasurer, Village Improvement Society; Village Mayor Ken Nolan, Village Historian Leigh Eckmair, who obtained funding for the marker from the Pomeroy Foundation; Victoria Bonner, postmaster; Glenn Voster, VIS vice president; Jonathan Dokuchitz, VIS; and Town of Butternuts Supervisor Charles Eckelmann. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)
Decades after the whole Village of Gilbertsville was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, a plaque was unveiled this afternoon across from the Major’s Inn commemorating that achievement.  Also celebrated this afternoon was the 125th anniversary of the village post office. Among those at the unveiling were, from left, Assemblyman Clifford Crouch, R-Bainbridge; Larry Armstrong, treasurer, Village Improvement Society; Village Mayor Ken Nolan; Village Historian Leigh Eckmair, who obtained funding for the marker from the Pomeroy Foundation; Victoria Bonner, postmaster; Glenn Foster, VIS vice president; Jonathan Dokuchitz, VIS; and Town of Butternuts Supervisor Charles Eckelmann. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)

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