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Steuben County history: This frontier preacher saw massive changes over his lifetime
James Brownson (or sometimes Bronson) was 19 years old when he arrived at Loon Lake in 1813. Here he, his father Salmon (or Solomon), and James’s brothers took up 400 acres of land (some say 1,200). Young James would spend a lot of time on that land, farming and timbering, besides operating a store.
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