From early day records the following business and
professional men made up the list of Cooperstown business people who
were instrumental in getting the town started:
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Knud Thompson, merchant
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David Bartlett, attorney
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J. Stevens, storekeeper
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George B. Clark, accountant
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Iver Jacobson, attorney
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M. J. Davis, livery barn operator
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Beecher Cox, clerk
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C. C. Phillippee, building contractor
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Fred Sabin, surveyor
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A. Enger, merchant
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W. R. Whidden merchant
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H. C. Pickett, banker
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H. Gillespie, saloon keeper
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S. Nelson, merchant
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J. Christie, contractor
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J. M. Burrell, land agent
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George W. Bernard, postmaster
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Maynard Crane, lumber yard operator
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Byron Andrus, real estate agent
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William Glass, real estate agent
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E. D. Stair, editor
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Peter E. Nelson, hardware merchant
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Cash Yauncy, barber
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F. M. Rockwell, minister
Source: Cooperstown Diamond Jubilee 1882-1957 Page
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