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Historic Photos courtesy of Cinda Jones, Ruth Owen-Jones and Cowls
Cowls is one of the twelve oldest family owned businesses in the United States and has been in the same Amherst location since 1741. Click here for a detailed history of the Cowls companies
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The photo at right is taken
from in front of what is now Amherst Chinese. The building is still under Amherst Chinese
but surrounded with storefront. Look for the cupola.
The alley is much
smaller behind the man in the vest. The store after the alley up
Main Street was the post office and still has bars in the
window.(Newman comics)
The building at the
end where Bank of America is kitty-cornered today was the Amherst Hotel.
The spur trolley
went from Amherst to Orient Springs across from
the Pelham
School where there was a hotel and
picnic destination. It was a popular Sunday outing place.
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 circa 1902 photo of Cowls timbers in Amherst Trolley construction
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Jonathan Cowls
b. 1822, Amherst, MA
m. 1851 Sarah Marsh Dickinson
d. 1902 |
Sarah Cowls
b. 1828
d. 1901 |
Children of Jonathan and Sarah: Walter Dickinson b. 1852
Newton b. 1854
Sarah b. 1858
Abbie bd
Nellie b. 1866
 
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Loggers 1900 |
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An early Cowls Lumber truck |
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Cowls homestead 1898 |
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