What was life like on Residence Hill on the early days? It seems that Mrs. Carrie Benham, of 450 S. Thurmond (the current home of the Residence Hill Bed & Breakfast) sometimes hosted her church group. Perhaps in this way she was like her husband Harry, perhaps both were involved in their community.
All within that one generation, hardworking families became Sheridan’s leaders. Some business leaders started out pushin' cattle as John Kendrick did others hauled and sold lumber, as Harry Benham did. In that one generation Sheridan grew from a few log cabins to a bustling town.
So on May 10th 1910, the Ladies Circle of the Congregational Church Ladies met a Carrie’s house. I wonder what they talked about? I'm blogging in the expanded kitchen, and the door to the great room is half open. Do you suppose, if I listen carefully, I can hear the echos of their voices?
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This house and its history, and the people who lived here (and in the neighborhood) are of great interest to us. If you have a story about the house or Sheridan's Residence Hill neighborhood, let us hear it!