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Tape number:V40

Name:Palmer and Meredith Robbins

Location: Cherry Point - White Stone, VA

Date of Birth:

Date of Recording:7/21/07

Recorded By:Grayson &Suzanne Mattingly, Dick Wilson

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01 00/00 F,H,L Palmer talks about Antirap - the area on Windmill Point, VA where he was brought up. It was named so because it was between the Rappahannock and Antipoison Rivers. The little town was latter named Palmer

02 1/00 W Squis owned and operated tomato cannery Palmer worked at. Palmer explains what his job was at the cannery. He then goes on to explain the process of canning tomatoes.

03 3/50 W After working in the tomato cannery Palmer crabbed

04 8/00 W,SC At the age of 16 Palmer went to work on a steamboat. His brother had been working on steamboats before him - his brother worked on the Anne Arundel that operated on the Potomac. He was a quarter master responsible for steering the vessel. Palmer's brother got him a job as a fireman in 1936 aboard the Norfolk (originally named the Northumberland). Vessel operated between Richmond, Norfolk and Baltimore

05 11/00 W Palmer would get a Sunday off every other week. As a fireman he earned $1/day. His job was making sure there was enough steam to operate the engine that was oil powered.

06 14/00 W,SC Describes crew quarters - meals - freight

07 18/00 W Went to work on steamer that operated out of Philadelphia and Norfolk. Was either fireman or oiler on this vessel.

08 21/00 W,H During WWII both Palmer and his brother worked on tankers. Palmer's brother was killed when his ship was torpedoed. Palmer describes various aspects of working aboard a tanker during the war.

09 29/00 L Meredith tells us about his father's store that was located in Palmer also called Chiles and Antirap.

10 31/00 F Tells story about how his mother used to complain to his father about leaving the store open to long in the evenings

11 33/00 L Describes the location of the store - near Westlands - total of 4 stores between White Stone and Westlands.

12 34/00 L,W Tells us about Benny George who was the freight agent for the steamboat line that serviced Westlands. Benny drove a ford truck and would pick up and deliver goods to the stores from the steamboat.

13 36/00 W,G Many foods were delivered in bulk - vinegar, molasses, flour

14 38/00 H Meredith tells us a story he heard from a friend named Milton Jackson that worked on a steamboat in the Bay that rode out the storm of 33.

15 40/00 F,W Father saw the coming of strip malls and bigger stores so he went to work for a while on the Bay Line - Meredith and his mother ran the store until it closed in the 50s. Store was a busy place, stop for the school bus

16 43/00 L Meredith tells the story of how Chile (Palmer) got its name

17 43/00 L,W,H Preston Harper was a local that was the best "engine alignment" person in the surrounding area. Sail boats having car engines put in them had to have the engines properly aligned. Many Buy Boats in Antipoison Creek. For several years a steamboat stopped at Fitchetts Landing in Antipoison Creek

18 47/00 L,H In the early 1900s a "railroad" was built near Palmer between the Rappahannock and Antipoison. The railroad used used to haul fish from one side of Wiindmill Point to the other. The railroad was named the Antirap railroad.

19 49/00 L,W Meredith talks about Leeland Squi that operated the cannery and a menhaden company near Palmer.

20 54/00 L,H The canal that runs across Windmill Point near Palmer was dug out by hand. Many think it was dug by soldiers during the civil war. Meredith's uncle was stationed aboard the light ship off of the Windmill Bar. He was taken prisoner during the civil war and was said to have been taken to Point Look Out where he died. Meredith and Palmer have visited Point Lookout put were unable to find his grave.

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Item	In Point	Category	Description
01	00/00	F,H,L	Palmer talks about Antirap - the area on Windmill Point, VA where he was brought up. It was named so because it was between the Rappahannock and Antipoison Rivers. The little town was latter named Palmer
02	1/00	W	Squis owned and operated tomato cannery Palmer worked at. Palmer explains what his job was at the cannery. He then goes on to explain the process of canning tomatoes.
03	3/50	W	After working in the tomato cannery Palmer crabbed
04	8/00	W,SC	At the age of 16 Palmer went to work on a steamboat. His brother had been working on steamboats before him - his brother worked on the Anne Arundel that operated on the Potomac. He was a quarter master responsible for steering the vessel. Palmer's brother got him a job as a fireman in 1936 aboard the Norfolk (originally named the Northumberland). Vessel operated between Richmond, Norfolk and Baltimore
05	11/00	W	Palmer would get a Sunday off every other week. As a fireman he earned $1/day. His job was making sure there was enough steam to operate the engine that was oil powered.
06	14/00	W,SC	Describes crew quarters - meals - freight
07	18/00	W	Went to work on steamer that operated out of Philadelphia and Norfolk. Was either fireman or oiler on this vessel.
08	21/00	W,H	During WWII both Palmer and his brother worked on tankers. Palmer's brother was killed when his ship was torpedoed. Palmer describes various aspects of working aboard a tanker during the war.
09	29/00	L	Meredith tells us about his father's store that was located in Palmer also called Chiles and Antirap.
10	31/00	F	Tells story about how his mother used to complain to his father about leaving the store open to long in the evenings
11	33/00	L	Describes the location of the store - near Westlands - total of 4 stores between White Stone and Westlands.
12	34/00	L,W	Tells us about Benny George who was the freight agent for the steamboat line that serviced Westlands. Benny drove a ford truck and would pick up and deliver goods to the stores from the steamboat.
13	36/00	W,G	Many foods were delivered in bulk - vinegar, molasses, flour
14	38/00	H	Meredith tells us a story he heard from a friend named Milton Jackson that worked on a steamboat in the Bay that rode out the storm of 33.
15	40/00	F,W	Father saw the coming of strip malls and bigger stores so he went to work for a while on the Bay Line - Meredith and his mother ran the store until it closed in the 50s. Store was a busy place, stop for the school bus
16	43/00	L	Meredith tells the story of how Chile (Palmer) got its name
17	43/00	L,W,H	Preston Harper was a local that was the best "engine alignment" person in the surrounding area. Sail boats having car engines put in them had to have the engines properly aligned. Many Buy Boats in Antipoison Creek. For several years a steamboat stopped at Fitchetts Landing in Antipoison Creek
18	47/00	L,H	In the early 1900s a "railroad" was built near Palmer between the Rappahannock and Antipoison. The railroad used used to haul fish from one side of Wiindmill Point to the other. The railroad was named the Antirap railroad.
19	49/00	L,W	Meredith talks about Leeland Squi that operated the cannery and a menhaden company near Palmer.
20	54/00	L,H	The canal that runs across Windmill Point near Palmer was dug out by hand. Many think it was dug by soldiers during the civil war. Meredith's uncle was stationed aboard the light ship off of the Windmill Bar. He was taken prisoner during the civil war and was said to have been taken to Point Look Out where he died. Meredith and Palmer have visited Point Lookout put were unable to find his grave.