Residents Share Memories of Point View Neighborhood

A little known area outside of Williamsburg, tucked away near Short Mountain in Catharine Township, is an area called Point View. For the next few weeks, we are going to dive into the history of this area, but first – I wanted to ask, what are some memories the readers have of this quaint little village? Here is what a few had to say:

Elise Eastep: Mrs. Waddington lived in the castle (what I called it), and I spent a lot of time there in my younger years. She was an amazing woman – taught me how to crochet and how to upholster furniture. Because of her, I still have a chair I’ve made with her help. Few years before she passed, she gave me a book that she wrote, and she signed it. She brought it into the post office where I work to make sure she hand-delivered it to me. Every time I pass Point View and see her house, I think of her.

Shaena Brantner: Sled riding with Amy Detwiler

Chuck Fry: My mom and Mrs. Waddington were friends – me and her son, Ward played a lot when we were kids.

Toby Hunter: I remember going to my pap’s house every weekend in the fall splitting and stacking wood – Now I live in his house here in Point View.

Melody Harrah: I lived in the first house going up the road. It was called Ragged Edge. In the early sixties, we remodeled it and moved up there in 1961. We had great fun sledding down the road from up in the woods past the Hunter house.

Jon McClintock: When I moved to Point View in 1980, a story was being passed around that keeps going to today. You see, as expected on a hill, things can get pretty slippery. Bill Murray, a relative of the founder’s family, learned the hard way that he could go down from his house (up by the garage) all the way down to 866 sitting on his bum – he was fine!