“Delivering cotton bales to Anderson’s square from Townsville was an all day drive in a farm wagon.” – Fred Dobbins, Interview
City Directories and History: The history shared with R&R.com from Mr. Dobbins deals with rural living at a time when living on the income derived from cotton, was in some cases very poor. Mr. Dobbins reflects on aspects of rural living and cotton sales, offering invaluable insights on: Bill Dobbins, Ruby Garrard Dobbins, Townville, Fork Township, Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers (Create the Fork), Stump House Mountain Tunnel, Ginning Cotton, Stumphouse Tunnel, McGee’s Mule Barn (behind Sullivan Hardware Co.), Boll Weevil, Bateaus (shipping on the Savannah River from Augusta Ga to Andersonville SC), Sloan’s Ferry, Hatton Ford, Federal Train Tax, Tim O’Neal (Singer Co), Moses McCauley School, Simmons Ford, Lee Simmons (Texas Sheriff), Joseph Newton Brown, Blue Ridge Railroad, Seneca (Town of), Bill Parker (Former Holland family slave), Benjamin Holland, Wooten, Crackerneck (an expression),
All Credits: Anderson County Memories and Reflections compiled by R.C. Otter, Friends of the Library – 2004
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