SOME FAMOUS WATKINS

Sam R. Watkins Sam's book "Co. Aytch" was chosen by Ken Burns, producer of the nine-part Public Television Series.

Samual Watkins, a founding father of the village now known as Watkins Glen, was a wealthy visionary who owned most of the land in the area in the early nineteenth century. A well-meaning but aloof philanthropist, Watkins laid out the city streets, helped the churches establish a foothold and otherwise contributed in many exceptional ways to the community.
series on the Civil War, to represent the viewpoint of Confederate soldiers in that war. Many of Sam's colorful expressions and memorable quotes were used in the series and I've run across many of Sam's quotes in other places.

William Watkins - Australia 1822-1878   Came to Australia and made a name for himself in Building and Railway construction. Among his works were Leyy's Building, Wynyard Square, Reform Club, Sir Daniel Coopers Residence, City buildings, Nepean River Bridge, Little Zig Zag Railway and many miles of the railway's in part's of the Colony.

Carleton E. Watkins 1829-1916   Photographer, born in Oneonta, New York, USA. Lured to California by the gold rush, he took odd jobs before learning photography in San Francisco. He photographed Yosemite with special cameras for large plates and stereoscopic views (1861--7), winning a gold medal at the Paris Exposition in 1868.

Waltus Watkins More than 100 years ago, the Bethany plantation, now part of the Watkins Mill State Historic Site, was a bustling center of activity for rural communities in Clay County, Missouri.

Dudley Dexter Watkins 1907-1967   Strip cartoonist and illustrator, born in Manchester, England. Acclaimed as a schoolboy genius for his painting of the Nottingham Historical Pageant at the age of 10.

Alfred Watkins, Hereford, UK 1855-1935   You can conjure with it in Herefordshire and in the counties of the Welsh border. He was scholar, miller, farmer, archaeologist, naturalist, inventor, magistrate, county councillor, politician and leader of public opinion. He was full of years and honours.

Edward G. Watkins in 1886 was eager to make his mark. But he was an engineer. He knew that to build a better time clock, it would take time. Maybe years. In 1894, however, he met his father's original challenge with a new clock. He called it the "Simplex"

Samuel Watkins Back in 1885, the state of Tennessee received a special gift that would forever change the arts in Nashville - $100,000 and a parcel of land at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Church Street in downtown Nashville.

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