INFLUENCE OF A SINGLE FARM COMMUNITY. 39 
of the State, and finally into every State in the Nation. Norris 
Shepardson, farmer-poet of Belleville, wrote this tribute to his 
leadership : 
When the wolf's howl had hardly died away, 
What led our fathers in that early day, 
To build a temple to a God unknown? 
The power that gave to them the yearning mind, 
When they were dead to leave some good behind, . 
Gave them a leader, with his name who led, 
The chosen tribes o'er Jordan's naked bed, 
That name I speak with reverence to-day, 
Bradley, whose Christian name was Joshua. 
As when a pebble in still water's thrown, 
The widening circles evermore go on, 
So has their influence spread in times before, 
So will it spread till time shall be no more, 
0, may we perish with the wealth we've earned 
And from remembrance let our names be spurned, 
If we degenerate through vile lust for gold, 
God and our father's guerdon fail to hold. 
Following is an outline of the life work of Joshua Bradley : 
Born, Randolph, Mass., 1773. 
Educated, Wrentham, Mass., Brown University, Providence, R. I. 
Founded educational institutions at the following places : Walling- 
ford, Conn., 1813; Belleville, N. Y., 1824; Granville, Ohio, 1830; 
Indianapolis, Ind., 1831; Brownsville, Pa., 1835; Harrison County, 
W. Va., 1837; Roanoke County, Va., 1843; Bucknell University, 
Lewisburg, Pa., 1845; Lansingburg, N. Y., 1849. 
Had charge of schools as follows: Shurtleff College, Alton, 111.; 
Ladies' Seminary, Edwardsville, 111.; Middletown, Ohio; Indianapo- 
lis, Ind.; Brownsville, Pa. 
Founded churches as follows: Windsor, Vt.; Albany, N. Y., and 
a number in the western part of the State. 
OTHER NOTABLE PERSONS. 
In addition to these four outstanding types, whose work has been 
described in some detail, there were found to be numerous other men 
and women in the Belleville community who have, in one way or 
another, contributed much to the national welfare. On the accom- 
panying map (fig. 15) there are indicated, by letters, the sites of the 
homes of prominent migrants and residents, as follows : 
A. Home of Dr. Samuel Guthrie, discoverer of chloroform. One mile north of farm 
No. 521. 
B. Home of Hiram Barney, friend of Abraham Lincoln, collector of the port of New 
York, who assisted in writing the Emancipation Proclamation. Henderson 
Village. 
C. Birthplace of Daniel Burnham, architect, village of Henderson. (See PI. IV.) 
