Clinton County Historical Association

AMERICA250 EVENTS IN JULY IN CHAZY - Chazy is just one of the Towns celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution.
Remember Chazy's Old Home Days too!
Each town knows where their Revolutionary ancestors are buried and are planning events to commemorate 250 years of freedom.
Check with your Town Historian if you're interested. You can contact them at: https://www.clintoncountyny.gov/historian/clinton-county-local-historians
Contact Geri Favreau, the coordinator of America250 events in Clinton County at [email protected] for questions about America250 events.

ONCE MAYTAG – NOW WHIRLPOOL - The Maytag Washing Machine Company was founded in 1893 by businessman Frederick Maytag. In 1925, Maytag Washing Machine Company became Maytag, Inc. Frederick's son Elmer Henry Maytag took over as president of the company from 1926 until his own death in 1940. In 1926, five train loads of washing machines were shipped ou of their factory in Newton, IA. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the company was one of the few to make a profit.

In 1926, the Plattsburgh Maytag business, now known as Wilson Appliance Store, was owned by Edward Vincent, E. V." Wilson.
E. V. Wilson began selling Maytag wringer washing machines as a door-to-door salesman in 1921 and opened his first dedicated showroom in Plattsburgh in 1926. The company is still family-owned and operated today by his grandson, Nathan Wilson.
E. V. died in 1956 at his home at 32 Broad Street in Plattsburgh and was buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery. He was born son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Edward S Wilson. The family moved to Gouverneur when he was still a child, and he received his education there.
Mr. Wilson served in the US Navy during WWI. After his discharge, he married Lila McCormick of Pyrites in Canton on Mar 4, 1919. He came to Plattsburgh in 1927 and opened his first appliance store on Margaret St. In 1940, he moved to his present location.
Mr. Wilson was at one time a city supervisor.

Did your parents or grandparents own a Maytag washing machine? We wonder where the fleet of 1926 Model T trucks is now.

The photo, taken at a D & H Freight House is in our permanent collection.

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TOWN OF CLINTON HISTORIAN - Thank you Rebecca LeClair for your enlightening talk on the influx of French-Canadians and Irish into your Town in the mid-1800s in Churubusco last evening.
We look forward to you giving the talk again on June 18th at 6pm at the Clinton County Historical Museum on the Old Base Museum Campus - 98 Ohio Avenue in Plattsburgh, NY.
French-Canadian and Irish are the two largest population groups in Clinton County to this day.
For further information contact us at 518-561-0340 Wednesday through Saturday between 10am and 3pm.