My Grandmother wore an apron. So did my Mother. They wore bonnets, long sleeve dresses. They did not go around dressed like naked jay -birds. My great grandmother wore dresses down to her ankles. I'm 77 almost 78. My grandfather was a child during the Civil war. I had three greatgrandfathers in the Civil War. When I was born in Bridgeport, we had only one paved road, and it went to Decatur and Chico. Farmers brought their corn into town in wagons to be ground.. The mill was down by turkey Creek, where the swimming pool is today. There were good things about those days, I miss today. Billy Albritton

Billy, I enjoy hearing about how Wise co. used to be. I have a photo of my dad and mother that was taken on a dirt road in 1930, somewhere in Wise County. They were going from near Agnes to Bridgeport for a church singing. There were but two trails for the tires in a single lane, for one car to travel. I suppose they pulled over if they met a car. The roadway looked strange with the grass growing up between the tracks. Mama said they had to ford a creek where there wasn't a bridge, but since the car sit up high with high tires they didn' t get wet inside the car. Shirley > I'm 77 almost 78. My grandfather was a child during the Civil war. I had > three greatgrandfathers in > the Civil War. > > When I was born in Bridgeport, we had only one paved road, and it went to > Decatur and Chico. > Farmers brought their corn into town in wagons to be ground.. > The mill was down by turkey Creek, where the swimming pool is today. > > There were good things about those days, I miss today. > > Billy Albritton >