Item 34725 - Norlands Library, Livermore, ca. 1890
- Item 34725 - Norlands Library, Livermore, ca. 1890
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Image Info Israel and Martha Benjamin Washburn settled on a Livermore farm that they named Norlands in 1809. There they operated a store before turning to farming.
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They had 10 children, Israel Jr., Algernon, Elihu, Cadwaller, Martha, Charles, Samuel, Mary, William and Caroline. The sons were noted soldiers, politicians and entrepreneurs.
The family built a library, along with a meeting house at the farm.
