Keeping people warm in days when coal was king, Part 2

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u Co, ( SUBMITTED PHOTOS William Lynch's brother John is seen here in an undated photo with their horse named Count Frontenac. Then, most homes had no furnaces in their basements which mainly consisted of a dirt floor and stone foundation. Lynch Coal would ship in its supply of coal via the family-owned boat --I called Clara. The Clara was moored and unloaded at the old government dock which jutted out into the Bay of Quinte. Lynch's daughter Marg Bengert noted that several years ago, there was a major upgrade of the dock which was renamed Meyers Pier, reflecting an evolution from industrial to pleasure boating. In later years, William Lynch is with one of the company's delivery trucks the company and "I remember in winter people used to have their stoves burning with coal all the time. I tell you back in those days, there was nothing better than having a stove full of burning coal to warm yourself with when it was cold outside."

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