[RP TownTalk] ERCO

[Jeffrey Yorke]

I don't think anyone said anything about it NOT being haunted. I'd go with
the theory of a 7-year-old in this case and I'm a solid 50 years older than
him. But, haunted is good. There lie there real historians!

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Nancy Augustine <nya_md at verizon.net> wrote:

>  Thanks to all who chipped in so much information about the ERCO
> building. I can't wait to tell my 7-year-old stepson that it's not haunted
> (his default explanation for anything that looks out of place), it used to
> be a very important place and another good reason for us to be proud of our
> community.
>
> Nancy
> Riverdale Road
>
>
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> Feb 13, 2012 11:06:21 PM, johnferg27 at aol.com wrote:
>
>
> There are good photos regarding ERCO in the recent book of photographs
> referred to by Melissa Avery.  Also, in *The Riverdale Story* -- a book
> produced to mark the Town's 75th anniversary, you can find text (p. 104)
> about the plane and the "after World War II" use of the site as manufacture
> of the planes continued. The book is available at the County (main) Library
> on Adelphi Road and a copy should be made available for residents to look,
> on request, at in the Town office (I don't know if there are any still
> available for purchase).
>
> When Riggs Bank constructed its facility in the vicinity of the ERCO site,
> I requested that they install a pedestal with a stainless steel plaque and
> text about the Ercoupe.  This was installed on the access to the Riggs
> entrance that was most used.  It was still there when I moved from the Town
> in October 2001.  I know Riggs left the site a couple of years ago and one
> day when I was visiting the Town, I drove over to check on the plaque.  I
> found it was gone and I made mention of it to someone in the Town office,
> hoping I would learn it had been given to the Town.  I have heard nothing
> about it since then.  If anyone has information about what happened to it,
> I would be interested to hear.
>
> Ann Ferguson
>
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Jeffrey Yorke
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