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Tape number: V13

Name: Norwood McCarty

Location: Ottoman

Date of Birth: Feb. 2/1/1916

Date of Recording: 11/19/03

Recorded By: Diane Jordon

Log Sheet by: Grayson Mattingly

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01
1/04

W
Norwood plays in a jazz band. He talked about his experience in playing in the jazz band.

02
3/40
F Talks about growing up. Area was truck farming, asparagus, potatoes, peas, beans all shipped by steamer. Talks about potato crops and potato houses.Wash houses. Machine used to drill wheat and barely - used horses to pull drills.

03 13/22 F Talks about family - where his grand parents came from.

04 14/40 L Talk about people that would stop on their way from work at the local speak easy at Moller.Wiskey was made in the woods by boot leggers.

05 19/00 F Talks about family.

06 22/00 W Describes a typical day on the farm - the various jobs he had - more about area schools

07 30/00 SW would ship strawberrys , apples and crabs on steamers. Recalls the Potomax and Middlsex steamers that came to nearby wharfs - Merry Point, Mullenbek, Ottoman.

08 32/00 SW Talks about steamers bringing items to local wharfs and the unloading of the items by the "truckers" - all black.

09 34/29 SW Archie Long Captain of Potomac would always give his wife a couple of toots when passed Weems.

10 36/39 SW Talked more about loading and unloading of freight and cattle at wharf.

11 38/00 H Describes the day the bridge opened at Tappahannock 1927.

12 43/00 L Talked about early cars, Model T, old cemetary

13 46/00 SW Talked about the steamboats coming up the river, being in the fields and hearing the whistle. Talks more about work that was done on the farm. Would load up wagons with strawberrys, potatoes and other crops, sometimes double horse wagon and take everything to the wharf.

14 50/00 W Describes picking asperigus and getting them ready for shipping on the steamer. Talks about getting the produce to Baltimore. Shipped everything from Millenbeck Wharf.

15 52/00 SW Describes Millenbeck Wharf

16 56/00 L Describes area stores, some with post office in it. Talks about Slabtown stores (2) had barrel of mollasus etc. Talked about what went on at the store - talks about the oystermen sitting around and talking and eating peanuts - talked about feedbag clothing

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Item	In Point	Category	Description
01	1/04	W	Norwood plays in a jazz band. He talked about his experience in playing in the jazz band.
02	3/40	F	Talks about growing up. Area was truck farming, asparagus, potatoes, peas, beans all shipped by steamer. Talks about potato crops and potato houses.Wash houses. Machine used to drill wheat and barely - used horses to pull drills.
03	13/22	F	Talks about family - where his grand parents came from.
04	14/40	L	Talk about people that would stop on their way from work at the local speak easy at Moller.Wiskey was made in the woods by boot leggers.
05	19/00	F	Talks about family.
06	22/00	W	Describes a typical day on the farm - the various jobs he had - more about area schools
07	30/00	SW	would ship strawberrys , apples and crabs on steamers. Recalls the Potomax and Middlsex steamers that came to nearby wharfs - Merry Point, Mullenbek, Ottoman.
08	32/00	SW	Talks about steamers bringing items to local wharfs and the unloading of the items by the "truckers" - all black.
09	34/29	SW	Archie Long Captain of Potomac would always give his wife a couple of toots when passed Weems.
10	36/39	SW	Talked more about loading and unloading of freight and cattle at wharf.
11	38/00	H	Describes the day the bridge opened at Tappahannock 1927.
12	43/00	L	Talked about early cars, Model T, old cemetary
13	46/00	SW	Talked about the steamboats coming up the river, being in the fields and hearing the whistle. Talks more about work that was done on the farm. Would load up wagons with strawberrys, potatoes and other crops, sometimes double horse wagon and take everything to the wharf.
14	50/00	W	Describes picking asperigus and getting them ready for shipping on the steamer. Talks about getting the produce to Baltimore. Shipped everything from Millenbeck Wharf.
15	52/00	SW	Describes Millenbeck Wharf
16	56/00	L	Describes area stores, some with post office in it. Talks about Slabtown stores (2) had barrel of mollasus etc. Talked about what went on at the store - talks about the oystermen sitting around and talking and eating peanuts - talked about feedbag clothing