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ì<(sk$m)=becfef<+^-Ä-U-Ä-UbyWilliamSalesOffices:Needham,Massachusetts•Duluth,Georgia•Glenview,IllinoisCoppell,Texas•Sacramento,California•Mesa,ArizonaTigerLee独家推出，获取专业服务支持，请通过TigerLee淘宝 ItwasafreshspringmorningasWilliamheadedcarefullydowntheslope,leaningonhishickorycane.Theyearwas1852.Justthatweek,Williamhadcelebratedhissixty-eighthbirthdaysurroundedbyfriendsandfamily.HestoppedtorestseveraltimesonthewaytohisfavoritespotbySidelingHillCreek.Thistimeofyear,thecreekwasmoreofariver.Itranswiftanddeep,swelledwiththemeltingsnow.Heknewthecreekinallseasonsoftheyear—hecouldalmost ltheexactdate,justfromthesoundthatthewaterinthecreekwasmakingthatday.Hestartedthinkingabouthispast.hickory:akindoftreethathashard,strongWilliamCorbinbuiltthisfarmhousesometimearound1816.ThemountaininthedistanceiscalledSidelingHill.

TheWilliamCorbinfarm,asviewedfromSidelingHillTheoldmanawokeearlythatday,justlikehehaddoneeverydayofhislife.Sincetheageofsix,hehadbeengettinguptomilkcows,feedlivestock,haulwater,ordowhateverfarmchoresheneededtodo.Butthesedaysitwasdifferent—hewasmovingslowlyandhadnotdonemuchworkinmonths.Luckily,heandhiswifeRebeccastillhadsevenchildrenlivingwiththem.Fiveofthemwereoldenoughtohelpout,andallthechoresweregettingdonejustfine.Hestoodforamomentnearthehouse.HelookedoutoverthehayfieldthatstretchedinaslopedowntoSidelingHillCreek.Theman’snamewasWilliamCorbin,andthis200-acrefarmincentralPennsylvaniahadbeenhislifeforthepastthirtyyears.323NopicturesofWilliamareknowntoexist.ButhemighthavelookedlikehisnephewAbraham,shownhere.Butitisstrangehowthememoryworks.Williamsatonhisfavoriterockandstruggledtorememberthebirthdaypartythathadhappenedthatweek.Henotrememberforsurewhohadbeenthere.Someofhischildrenhadbeenattheparty.Othershaddiedyearsbefore.Stillothershadgrownupandmovedaway.Hetriedtofocus,runningdownthelistofhisnineteenchildren:William,Levi,Elizabeth,Mary,...buthejustcouldnotrememberthemall.Williamwatchedtherushingwater.Hismemorieswentbacktohischildhooddays.Hisearliestmemorieswereofhisfatheronhorseback.Hisfatherwasamemberofthecountymilitia.Williamwasfouryearsoldatthetime.HisfathersatproudlyonthehorseandcalledWilliam’sitia:anarmyofcitizenswhoarenotregularsoldiersbutwhoaretrainedforwar4

weresweet.Heexploredtheruggedhills,climbingtherocksandtrees.HeswamandfishedintheJuniata(jooneeATah)River,whichranrightpastthefarm.Hefollowedhisfatheraround,“hel ”himwithchores.Hewasnotmuchhelp,buthisfatherlikedhavinghimaround.Byageseven,Williamwasalready ngsomechoresbyhimself.Ashegotolder,Williamgrewtolovethesmellofthehayandtheanimals.Heenjoyedthephysicalwork.Helovedtohearsongsofthebirdsandseethetree-coveredmountainsaroundhim.Duringallofhissixty-eightyears,William’slifedidnotchangemuch.AlmosteveryonethatheknewlivedonaJuniataRiver:ariverincentral5TigerLee独家推出，获取专业服务支持，请通过TigerLee淘宝 ButnowthatWilliamwasolder,thingswerechanging.ThePennsylvaniaRailroadhadlaidtracksjustacrosstheriverfromhisboyhoodhome.TrainsnowchuggedalongtheJuniataRiverbank,fillingtheairwiththicksmoke.Williamcouldnotimaginethechangesthatwereyettocome.Fornow,WilliamsatquietlybySidelingHillCreekandthinkingaboutthepastuntilheheardafamiliarvoice.Hisfive-year-olddaughterwascallinghimtosupper.Threemonthslater,WilliamCorbindied.Hisfamilygatheredtomournhisdeath.Theyburiedhiminthefamilycemeterybehindthefarmhouse.havefiveolderchildrenathometohelpherworkthefarm.mourn:feelverysadandshowsorrow6

WilliamCorbindiedonJune17,1852.Hereishis

MathewCorbinfoughtintheCivilWarwithsoldierslikeCharles,theoldestson,nowwasconsideredtheheadofthefamily.HeandhisyoungerbrotherGeorgeseemedhappytokeepfarming.Mathew,anotherbrother,beganworkingasacarpenter.He toliveonthefarmforabouttenmoreyears.Thenin1861the came.TheCivilWarbegan.Onbothsides,thousandsofmenjoinedthearmiesandwenttofight.AlloftheCorbinbrotherswantedtogo,eventwelve-year-oldwouldstayhomeandrunthefarm.MathewandhisyoungerbrotherGeorgeWashingtonCorbinwouldjointhearmy.Atthattime,thefightinghadjuststarted.carpenter:aworkerwhobuildsthings,suchashouses,outof:afight,struggle,orCivilWar:thewarbetweenthenorthernandsouthernstatesoftheUnitedStatesfrom1861to18657MathewandGeorgestayedtogetherthroughmostofthewar.Theyfoughtinmanyimportantbattles.TheworstfightingtheysawwasattheBattleofGettysburg,oneofthefewCivilWarbattlesfoughtintheNorth.Gettysburgwaslessthaneighty fromtheirhomeinHuntingdonCounty.AtGettysburg,bothGeorgeandMathewsurvivedthebattle,althoughMathewwaswounded.Theywerelucky.Hundredsoftheirneighborswerekilledinthefiercefighting.Beforetheyreturnedhome,Mathewbecameillfromtheuncleanconditionsinthearmycamp.In1864Mathewwassenthome.Hewaseagertogetonwithhislife.Hewantedtosettledownandgetmarried.Afewyearslater,hebegantopayattentiontoElizabethBaker,agirlwholivedneartheCorbinfarm.ToMathew,Elizabethwasinnocentandsweet.Shewasjustwhatheneededtohelphimforgetthehorriblememoriesofwar.

MathewandElizabethCorbinlivedinthishouseinNewGrenada,Pennsylvania,inthe1870s.Theymarriedin1866whenElizabethwasfifteen.Todaymostpeoplethinkfifteenistooyoungtogetmarried.Butinthosedays,itwascommonforgirlstomarryatthatage.TheymovedtoNewGrenada,alittletownnexttoSidelingHillCreek.Mathew workasacarpenter,andtheystartedtoraiseafamily.NeitherElizabethnorMathewcouldimaginethechangestheywouldseeoverthenextfiftyyears.Theirshortmovetoanearbytownwasjustthebeginning.Thesamethingwashappeninginmanyfamilies.Morepeoplewereleavingfarmstoworkintownsandcities. TigerLee独家推出，获取专业服务支持，请通过TigerLee淘宝 Oftenpeoplemovedtofindworkinfactories.OneofthetownsmanypeoplemovedtowasAltoona, fromMathewandElizabeth’shouseinNewGrenada.Untilabout1850,wasjustanotherlittletownneartheAlleghenyMountains.ThePennsylvaniaRailroadchangedthetown’sidentity,andinahurry.The Altoonaasagood ceforthehugefactoriesitneededtobuildtraincars.The alsobuilttherepairshopsforthepowerful otivesthatpulledthetrainsoverthemountains.Therailroademployedmanyworkers.Bythe1880s,Altoonawasasmallcityofalmost20,000people.Intheearly1890s,theoldestofMathewandElizabeth’seightchildrenhadmovedtotheeastsideofAltoona.ThePennsylvaniaRailroadfactoriesandhugerepairshopsseparatedthetownintotwoparts.Mostofthefactoryworkerslivedinthehumblewoodframehouseseastoftheshops.ThisareaoftowncametobeknownasJuniata.

ThelargeredbuildingisoneofthePennsylvaniaRailroad’srepairshops.EastAltoona(Juniata)canbeseeninthedistance.By1900everyoneofMathewandElizabeth’seightchildrenhadmovedtoAltoona.MathewandElizabethmovedtheretoo.Mathew’sbrotherGeorgeWashingtonCorbinhaddiedin1880.George’swidowandchildrenalsomovedtoAltoona.MathewnamedoneofhissonsGeorgeWashingtonCorbin,tohonorhisbrother.AllofthemembersofbothfamiliesstayedverycloseaslongastheylivedinAltoona.TheyoungerGeorgeWashingtonCorbinwasacarpenter,likehisfather.Hewasoneofthefirstinhisfamilytomakethenextmove.Around1910hemovedwithhiswifeandtwochildrentoChicago,Illinois.Hisson,CharlesCorbin,wasthelastofhisfamilytobeborninPennsylvania.otives:largeenginesusedtopullrailroademployed:gavejobs CharlesCorbin,inabout1913,withhisCharlesCorbin,inabout1913,withhissisterAlmaandtheirdog,MugsyCharleswasalively,friendlyyoungman.Helikedpeople,sohegotalongwellinthebigcityofChicago.Asaboyhesoldnewspapersonthestreettomakemoney.HehelpedbuildsomeofthemostfamousbuildingsinChicago.CharlesCorbindiedin1977.ManyAmericanfamilieshavesimilarstories.Livescontinuetochange.Sometimes,itseemsthechangesarehappeningfasterandfaster.WhatdoyouthinkoldWilliamCorbinwouldthinkifhecouldseeourworldandallofthemoderntechnologywehave?TalkAboutWhataresomeofthethingsoldWilliamCorbinlovedabouthisfarm?Toanswer,readpages2to4again,andlookatthepictures.HowdidthePennsylvaniaRailroadchangethelifeoftheCorbinfamily?WriteAboutOnaseparatesheetofpaper,makealistofsomeofthethingsinyourlifeyouwouldnothavehadifyouhadlivedin1850.Writeaboutthemodernthingsyouwouldmissthemost.ExtendCompoundwordsarewordsthataremadeofsmallerwordsputtogether.Forexam