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Freedom, Cattaraugus County |
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 Mrs Klimeck |
Then we visited in the home of Barney Klimeck and his wife (whose name I regret to have misplaced), and after comparing notes about the original Freedom Branch, Barney kindly took us on a tour to the area where that congregation apparently met. Back in the 1830s, they called it Fish Lake; now it’s Crystal Lake, one of the recreational attractions of the “Enchanted Mountains.” |
 Barney Klimeck |
| In case you’re wondering why we’d be particularly interested in this obscure geographical feature, I’ll cite a summary I sent later to my esteemed cousin, Landes Shepard, who wondered: |
My best guess would be that the baptisms in Freedom happened in Fish Lake, as they called it in those days … For confirmation, let me refer you to the historical pages I sent a couple of weeks ago… On p 390, the historian lists the “principal water-courses,” naming first Clear Creek and Fish Lake. P 391 mentions Rufus Metcalf, who “acquired considerable notoriety during the Mormon excitement of 1835 as a zealous adherent and believer in that faith, |
 Fish Lake |
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