Supervisors Dr. Philander H. Thomas and Burton Thomas
Ten-page downloadable PDF.
Name/Title
Supervisors Dr. Philander H. Thomas and Burton Thomas
Entry/Object ID
2021.3.145
Scope and Content
Ten-page PDF of biographical information and research notes regarding the particularly important contributions of 19th-century Supervisors Dr. Philander H. Thomas and Burton Thomas to the development of Sand Lake. In particular, Philander is credited with early education-related contributions and Burton is described as the engineer who designed the Town's lakes. No author cited. However, Judy Rowe likely compiled the information as the basis of a Historical Highlights article or Town Historian Advertiser column. The PDF is downloadable while fully logged into the system. The original document is stored in a manilla folder marked, "Possible Topics Historical Highlights," and within Blue Presentations Folder 2, which is located in drawer 3 of SLHS File Cabinet 5.
