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Tape number: V39

Name: W. John Cowart Jr.

Location: Westminister Caterbury

Date of Birth: Sept 3, 1918

Date of Recording: 7/9/07

Recorded By: Grayson Mattingly

Log Sheet by: Grayson Mattingly

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01 3/00 F Describes place of birth "Lake" up on the Coan River. Talks about the house he was born in that was built in the late 1700s. Slater Cowart Johns grandfather fought in the civil war- helpfed Johns father in buying property and building steamboat wharf

02 5/30 SW Cowarts Steamboat wharf built in 1908 by father and grandfather Andrew Headly. Describes wharf - cannery, oyster house still there today. Father's name was William John Cowart. John got married in 1917.

03A 7/25 W Talks about the canning and steamboat wharf business - Describes the formation of the Green Tomatoe Association - describes canning process at one tme 25 or 30 canneries in the area - 200 people were employed at father's cannery - horses and wagons used to bring tomatoes to cannery. 1932 grandfather died and cannery was closed.

03B 18/00 W Describes Green Tomatoe market and its development in the Northern Neck. Steamboats shipped out both ripe or green tomatoes and canned tomatoes. Northumberland and the Dorchester boats came to there area. Anarundle last boat that came into wharf at Coan River.

04A 23/00 SW Recalls riding on the steamer at age 4 or 5 and how impressed he was with the dining room and food.

04B 24/00 H Talks about his grandfather's experiences in the civil war.Would steal things from John's family because of his grandfathers involvement in the war. Yankees threated to burn house down - grandmother said that if the house was burned down they would have to burn her! they didn't burn down the house. Story about how Union soldier was killed on the road to Lottsburg.AS a result a lot of houses were burned in the area.

05 29/25 SW Jpohn uses an ariel photograph of the area to explain where certain structures are.

06 35/50 L,F painting of old family house, family photographs - John describes

07 36/34 W Tells how uncle found out about the green tomatoe business from Georgia and Florida. 1924 Found workers in Florida and Georgia that were willing to come up to Va and do picking and packing

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Item	In Point	Category	Description
01	3/00	F	Describes place of birth "Lake" up on the Coan River. Talks about the house he was born in that was built in the late 1700s. Slater Cowart Johns grandfather fought in the civil war- helpfed Johns father in buying property and building steamboat wharf
02	5/30	SW	Cowarts Steamboat wharf built in 1908 by father and grandfather Andrew Headly. Describes wharf - cannery, oyster house still there today. Father's name was William John Cowart. John got married in 1917.
03A	7/25	W	Talks about the canning and steamboat wharf business - Describes the formation of the Green Tomatoe Association - describes canning process at one tme 25 or 30 canneries in the area - 200 people were employed at father's cannery - horses and wagons used to bring tomatoes to cannery. 1932 grandfather died and cannery was closed.
03B	18/00	W	Describes Green Tomatoe market and its development in the Northern Neck. Steamboats shipped out both ripe or green tomatoes and canned tomatoes. Northumberland and the Dorchester boats came to there area. Anarundle last boat that came into wharf at Coan River.
04A	23/00	SW	Recalls riding on the steamer at age 4 or 5 and how impressed he was with the dining room and food.
04B	24/00	H	Talks about his grandfather's experiences in the civil war.Would steal things from John's family because of his grandfathers involvement in the war. Yankees threated to burn house down - grandmother said that if the house was burned down they would have to burn her! they didn't burn down the house. Story about how Union soldier was killed on the road to Lottsburg.AS a result a lot of houses were burned in the area.
05	29/25	SW	Jpohn uses an ariel photograph of the area to explain where certain structures are.
06	35/50	L,F	painting of old family house, family photographs - John describes
07	36/34	W	Tells how uncle found out about the green tomatoe business from Georgia and Florida. 1924 Found workers in Florida and Georgia that were willing to come up to Va and do picking and packing