The story about the lightning on the cattles' horn is true. It was what was known as Saint Elmo's Fire.----- Original Message ----- From: Cullen <toymakers@softcom.net> To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [TNSUMNER] Wagon Trail Road > Honey If I may. My greay aunt used to tell me storeys of long horn cattle > being driven up from Texas on the chisem trail and in a lighten storm you > could see the lightening danceing across their horns. We as decendents of > these wonderous people have a duty to keep their ledgends and storeys alive > and pass them on to our children and their children so that the Spirit of > America and the Love of our kinship with eachother never perishes from thisd > earth. Cullen Crews Stockton Ca. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sandra key" <jaxnkey@home.com> > To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 11:41 PM > Subject: [TNSUMNER] Wagon Trail Road > > > > Does anyone know much about a "Wagon Trail Road" through Sumner County. > My > > grandmother told me about it this summer- the remains of it runs through > the > > back of her property. She remembers her mother-in-law (she lived from > 1876 > > to 1931) talking about it. She said that some wagon trains were so long > > they would take all day long to pass through. Thanks, Sandy Key > > >