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Beardslee Castle

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Joe Cassillo, owner of The Lakehouse in Richfield Springs, purchased it in 1976 and finished the __ area as a pub. He renamed it Beardslee Manor.
Augustus Beardslee (1801-1873) , inherited his father John's property. He became a lawyer and gentleman farmer and represented the area in the State Assembly. He was the one to build the Beardslee __.
#9 Down was a pioneer in hydro-electric development utilizing the rushing waters of __ __ __to build an early generating power plant that serviced his farm and neighboring village of St. Johnsville. (3 words)
The Mohawk Native__ lived opposite the mouth of East Creek on the south side of the Mohawk River in what was known as the Upper Castle, also called Canajoharie.
#7 Down purchased a 100-acre tract in 1794 on which he built a home and mills along the creek in the town of Manheim. A settlement grew up around his home called Beardslee's Mills or Beardslee's __.
Renowned psychic Norm Gauthier (1928-2012) of Manchester, N.H. set up tape recording equipment and recorded 2 male voices in 1983. "I have no doubt in my mind that it is __," he said.
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Current owner Randall Brown purchased the property in 1993 and restored it from a devastating __ and opened it up as a restaurant in 1994.
Major network television shows like The History Channel in 1999 for a Halloween special and the T.A.P.S. Ghost __ show in 2008 came to film here.
Guy's wife Ethel Shriver (1872-1948) and her sister, Gertrude, were the last Beardslee family members to live there. It was sold to "Mom and Pop" Christensen, who operated it as the restaurant "The __."
John Beardslee (1759-1825) was the __ of the family to first settle East Creek.
Anton M. Christensen (1881-1956) who opened the restaurant was found dead in his __ upstairs with an electric extension cord fastened to a bedpost around his neck causing strangulation on February 29, 1956.
The stone for the building was quarried locally from the farm, but the stone masons were imported from __. (Hint: Lindt chocolate comes from here)
The Beardslee family __ is located on the bank overlooking the creek 50 feet from the old Beardslee Cemetery. Now empty of its marble caskets, the bodies were removed to Church St. Cemetery in Little Falls because of vandalism in the 1960s.
#7 Down undertook many building projects including mills in the Utica-Whitestown area and a number of __ in the Little Falls area. Hint: over water
John Dedla (1916-2002) of Herkimer operated a restaurant here from 1965-1976. He offered __ every Saturday to the music of Audrey Wood at the organ.
The third Beardslee family member to inherit the property was Capt. Guy (1856-1939) who served in the military during the __ wars in the West.