"barrow" may come from a wheelbarrow that was used because there was no equipment like we have. My father in law provided a team and wagon to help build roads in Stoddard County, Missouri. He shoveled the wagon full and then he shoveled it out on the road. PAT SHIVELY ELMORE > I always that 'bar ditch' was just what it was called, until my husband > worked for the highway dept and told me that it is really "barrow ditch" > because when roads were first being built soil was 'barrowed' from the sides > of the road to be packed into the road bed. I can see how 'barrow' became > 'bar'.... > > Linda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan and Rae Jean" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 8:09 AM > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Tow sacks > > > > I got teased when we moved to Missouri for a short time...they asked what > in > > the world is a bar ditch"? Well I thought everyone knew that! > > RJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 8:04 AM > > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Tow sacks > > > > > > > My mother used directly as "dreckly". I didn't know for a long time > > > growing > > > up, how in the world would you spell that. I also thought that tow > sacks, > > > which we used at our house, was tote sacks. I figured that was another > > > wrong > > > word, and "bar" ditch. > > > > > > Marilyn > > > Detroit, TX > > > > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > Visit Red River County GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txredriv > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >