Town Doctor's House

The first doctor in the area was Robert Trusteane, who married a local girl Martha Herbert. After living in the area for several years, he borrowed some money from the Town government then disappeared from the area, leaving behind his wife and two young children. After missing for a number of years, his wife assumed he was dead and remarried, when Doctor Trusteane reappeared. He soon left town again, this time never to be seen again. 

The building was the home of several town doctors after that and in 1830 one of the upstairs rooms was used for a short while as the local school. The large tree in the front yard is a sycamore (also known as a buttonwood) was reputably planted by Hannah Smith in 1795, when she stuck a stick she was playing with into the ground.  

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