Mr WHITEHEAD, who helped build the railroad tracks in 1886, when only a boy of eighteen, and Mrs. WHITEHEAD whose parents were Henry and Martha MOSS RAINES said that the first building in the downtown area was a little two-room log cabin, owned in the early 1800's by Lige MOSS. They told the story about how Uncle Lige's wife wanted to move to Fayette County to be near her people and that the land including the little log cabin was sold to the MUSGROVES. Mrs. Clara ASTON, whose parents were Nath and Aunt Harriett MUSGROVE said that she never heard her grandparents [John Tilden and Susannah MUSGROVE] speak of the transaction but that she knew her grandfather gave Aunt Harriett the two lots between Sherman's store and the Depot that reached to the little branch. It was on these lots that Aunt Harriett ran the first boarding house for the workers of the Railroad, then known as the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad and now the Frisco Railroad. Mrs. ASTON also said that Henry F. MUSGROVE gave every other lot to the town of Winfield, and kept the others for himself and his family. It was on one of these donated lots that the Winfield Depot was built in the year of 1887, and where the South-side Freewill Baptist and First Baptist Churches(sic) of Winfield, stand today. This first boarding hose grew into a career of Hotel ownership and management for Aunt Harriett and Uncle Nath. They established the first Hotel in Winfield, and operated a Hotel for forty-three years and according to Paul WHITEHEAD's article on "When Winfield Was Mud Street," Aunt Harriett's dining room with its circular "Lazy Susan" table became famous over several states as Railroad and other traveling men passed on the compliments to fellow-travelers. They also had the first screen door in town. Mrs. Clara MUSGROVE ASTON, daughter o Mr. and Mrs. Nath MUSGROVE, was thirteen years of age when the MUSGROVEs moved to Winfield in 1885, and to her it was quite different with all the hustle and bustle of building the railroad. She told Oscar RODEN, that she remembers writing to a friend saying "You, honestly, can't tell Sunday from any other day here," because there were so many people around and so many exciting things happening. TOWN FIRSTS First Mayor of Winfield was W. Jasper TRULL. First Postmasters were Marting C. BOWLING and then J. L. McGAHA; first mail carriers were White McDONALD and T. C. McCLESKY; first bank in Winfield was The Winfield State Bank, 1907, and Mr. J. G. STALCUP was first Cashier of bank; first hotel and first screen doors were both to the credit of Aunt Harriet and Uncle Nath MUSGROVE; the fist brick building was the same building that houses ALEXANDER Drug Company today, then owned by CARROLL Brothers of Tupelo; first funeral home was KILGROW (sic), located where Alabama Power was formerly located. Then later Joe KILGORE opened the LUQUIRE Funeral Home and later bought it under the Name, KILGORE Funeral Home which is now MILES Funeral Home, first shoe factory was operated by Col. WEATHERLY out near the OWENS residence on the way to the Sub-Station; first industry (see story); first grist mill was owned by Tucker MOSS, who also had a sawmill; Bill HANEY and sons has the fist sawmill; a Mr. ALLEN had the first Gin powered by mules; WHITEHEAD has first the Water Mill and Gin; first car (see story); first painted home, Dr. J. M. WHITLEY, who lived next to Winfield Church of Christ; first cafe, George WHITE (Dees Cafe was first Big cafe); first inside bath was owned by Raymond W. HARRIS, Sr.; White McDONALD had the first electrical system (Delco); first carbide lighting systems bought by R. W. HARRIS and M. L. LUCAS; M. L. LUCAS installed the first Butane Gas heating system; the first gasoline pumps were installed the Butane Heating system [as written]; the first gasoline pumps were installed at both HILL and Oden SHIREY Drug Stores; R. E. MOORE, Sr. had the first Automobile agency; first skating rink was owned and operated by N. V. MAYS and brothers; first poolhall by R. G. DEES; first Dentist (see story); first drugstore, Harry McCLENAHAN (later ODEN-SHIREY); first newspaper was edited by Lige WADSWORTH in 1893. Fayette Co. AL list manager MUSGROVE surname list manager THOMPSON surname list manager ASTON surname list manager Researching: ANDERSON, ASTON, BISHOP, DODSON, FYLLINGSNES, GRANT, HARRIS, HOWELL, LESLIE, McDONALD, MILLIGAN, MORTON, MUSGROVE, OWEN, SMOOT, SOUTH, THOMPSON, and WEBSTER.