Carey, Mary Alice 1975-11-13

Mrs. Carey presents a book review of Lucille Watson’s history of Brownwood, Texas.

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Interviewee Name: Mary Alice (Mrs. Clay P.) Carey

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Date: November 13, 1975

Location: Brownwood, Texas

Interviewer: Fred Carpenter

Length: 40 minutes

Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: First home in Brown County, Establishment of town square, Watson family history, J. C. Wakely, Description of early Brownwood, Texas, Wakely family move to Brownwood, Brownwood, Early homes and buildings, Early newspapers and businesses (1876), Ownership of land and fencing, Religious life, Community education, Coggin High School, Description, Medical care, First appendectomy, Pre-natal care, Brownwood business districts (1880s), Wakely family history, Father's remarriage, Brownwood, Arrival of first train (December 1, 1885), Municipal water supply (1880s), Organization of fire department (December 9, 1886), Grandfather's death (1926), Establishment of cemetery, Noah Byers, blacksmith, Lucille Watson, to Brownwood (February 1888), Family history, Washington, D. C. (1880s), Building roads, Stage coach lines, Buffalo Bill Cody, Wakely/Watson, courtship and marriage (1893)

Tape 1, Side 2: Brook Smith, General store, Pecan Valley Bank, Sam, Madey, and Simon Coggin, Sister, Betty Coggin Labor, Saloons in Brownwood, Will Mays, newspaper editor, Cock fights, First oil well in Texas (1879), Location of area buildings, Area dams, Galveston flood (1900), Entertainment, Family history of R. C. Goodwin

Range Dates: 1876-1975

Bulk Dates: 1876-1926

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