Fred et al, Hillsboro was known as "Pond Spring", in the mid 1800s. It is on the map, a bit to the east. Hey !! I know that house. Yes, that is the intersection of E. Fort St. and Waite Street. Waite Street was the main road to McMinnville, up untill about 60 years back. That is the "Little Duck" River behind it. For many years you had to "ford" the river, then finally a bridge was built. When I was a kid, it was a bit scary to drive across, as it would creak and sway. They finally replaced it a few years ago. In the 1970s, I lived on the opposite side of town, at 507 West Fort St. That was the street that connected "Stone Fort" and the mills, to Manchester, and the main road into town from Nashville and the West, during the 1800s. Union Forces camped along the road, and in what later became my garden. In the spring when I would first plow the garden, I would wait a week or so, for the next rain. Nearly every year, I would find a few "mini-balls", as they were called, shining in the sun. Actually, they were not mini-balls, but were 51 cal. black powder projectiles. These had three compression rings cast into them, as most union cartridges did. Most confederate ammo had only two. These were not deformed and apparently unused. Probably dropped accidently while in camp. -- Jess Lewis >> http://www.cafes.net/jlewis/ << >> http://www.cafes.net/jlewis/cannon.htm <<