Ms. Kreul’s Class Blog

By AG

Hello! I’m Andrew Wade, and I live here with my parents and sister at the Wade House. I’m 20 years old, and John Warner and I are woodcutters. We cut a cord of wood each day. Come on, and let me show you around a bit. These are my favorites.

One of our favorite places to go in our free time is the barroom. No women are allowed in here. You see that over there? That’s a wood burning stove. That’s used in the winter to keep us nice and toasty! Men, if you ever want to stop by, here are our selection of beverages along with their prices. Well, there’s whiskey for 3 cents or lemonade for 6 cents. Oh, and the women do get to come in here once, but that’s only to clean up for 35 cents a night. Let’s move along so I can show you the Horsemen’s Highway, Plank Road.

Here it is, Plank Road. I’m guessing you have two questions. Why would they build a road out of planks? And why would they call it plank road if the road is covered gravel? I will answer both of those questions. When Greenbush first became a city, many horsemen rode across the trail that was soon to be known as Plank Road. The trail was bumpy and uncomfortable for the horsemen, and prickly and painful for the horses! So they built the Plank Road which made an easier ride for the horsemen but still painful for the horses. So they added gravel to help everyone. Now let’s go back inside and see where the women went, the parlor.

I find this room boring. But women don’t! They come in here to relax, wait for the men, or do other activities. You will find the majority of people reading, but it is very seldom to see someone playing that piano over there because hardly anyone knows how to play! But overall, it’s a pretty nice room. I hope you enjoyed this little run through of the Wade House because I got some wood to chop! Bye!