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This Darrtown man once traveled under the "Matt Burns" alias.

Who was...

Walter Alston

Yes, Walter Alston is correct.

Kirk Mee II

Sorry, incorrect.

Wm. "Bink" Bufler

Nope, not "Bink."

This is the city to which "Matt Burns" was traveling.

What was...

Chicago

Not the Windy City.

Los Angeles

Sorry, incorrect.

New York, NY

Yes, the Big Apple was the designation.

This man authorized the travel plans for "Matt Burns."

Walter Brennan

Not the man who played Grandpa McCoy.

Walter O'Malley

Correct! Walter O'Malley, President of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was the man who decided to invite Walter Alston on a plane trip to New York city.

Walter White

You got a bad break, if you chose this Walter.

"Matt Burns" was traveling for this purpose.

Broadway audition

"Matt Burns" was about to appear on a bigger stage; but, not on Broadway.

Job interview

Yes, the trip revolved around a job interview.

Sales pitch

Nope, not a sales pitch.

After this trip, a new title would be assigned to "Matt Burns."

CEO

Not Chief Executive Officer.

Chairman

No, not a chairman.

Manager

Yes, "Matt Burns," aka, Walter "Smokey" Alston, of Darrtown, Ohio, was named manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, in November of 1953, by team president, Walter O'Malley. Hired for one year, Alston ultimately received 23 one-year contracts with the Dodgers, as he led them to seven National League championships and four World Series titles. Walter Alston amassed a total of 2,042 major league wins and was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1983.

For info that verifies the "Matt Burns" story, click the link at the right.

Matt Burns and a plane ticket

The following excerpt, which verifies the "Matt Burns" story, appears on page 92 of Walter Alston's autobiography, "A Year at a Time." ----- “It had been a good day for dad, Coxie and me. It was cold and crisp; but, nice hunting weather. The day was pretty well gone, when we headed back to Darrtown, laughing and joking along. When we pulled up in front of the house in Coxie’s car, Lela came out. ‘Buzzie’s been calling all day,” she said. “He won't say what it's all about, but it's important. You're to call him right away.’ All Buzzie told me was to get to New York right away. There was a plane ticket for me in the name of Matt Burns, at the Cincinnati airport.” ----- In the above excerpt, COXIE refers to Howard Cox, a friend and Darrtown neighbor. LELA refers to Walt's wife, Lela (Alexander) Alston. BUZZIE refers to "Buzzie" Bavasi, the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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In 1802, Conrad Darr emigrated from this state to Ohio

PA

Bingo! You got it! Conrad Darr traveled from Pennsylvania to Butler County, Ohio ... probably via the Ohio River, which many settlers used during this time period.

VA

Negatory, Virginia is not correct.

NY

Sorry, New York is incorrect.

Two men accompanied Conrad Darr to Ohio

Who were..

Wm. & Robt. Ogle

Yes, Conrad arrived in Milford Township, Butler County, with William and Robert Ogle.

Wm. & Robt. Darr

Not the Darrs.

Wm. & Robt. Lynn

Nope, not with Billy and Bobby Lynn.

25 cents

YES, twenty-five cents per acre is correct. ..... There are 640 acres in a section. Conrad bought the southern half of Section 28 (320 acres), which computes to $80. ..... This is equivalent to about $2,000 in 2024.

50 cents

Sorry, incorrect.

75 cents

Nope, not 0.75 cents.

The PER ACRE cost these men paid for land in Milford Twp. / Section 28

The date when Conrad Darr recorded his plat with the county recorder.

April 4, 1804

1804 is wrong.

April 4, 1814

4-4-1814 ... IS CORRECT!

April 4, 1824

Nooop, incorrecto.

The maiden name of Conrad Darr's wife, Catherine, and the number of children that they raised.

Trig and nine

Right name, wrong number.

Tripp and twelve

Wrong name, right number.

Trig and twelve

Yes, Catherine's maiden name was Trig and she raised twelve children with her husband, Conrad Darr - the founder of Darr's Town, which transitioned to "Darrtown."

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