Woodward, Ernest 2015-10-16
This interview features Ernest Woodward as he discusses the history and area around Horsehead Crossing and how his family came to that area.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Ernest Woodward
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: October 16, 2015
Location: Fort Stockton, Texas
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 01:33:50 (1 hour 33 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and brief area history; background information; Horsehead Crossing; how his family came to the area; Fording the Pecos river at Horsehead Crossing; cattle herding and shipping; Traveling across Texas back in the day; equipment for travel; Making a living during the drought of the 1950s; driving sheep; Why that area is no longer sheep country; What he sees for the future of the area; windmills; Wilkinson’s stories of traversing that area; Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving; Closing discussion
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital audio
Recording Format Notes: audio access copy available in reading room
Transcript: transcript available <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/375393>
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