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Post by mohs on Dec 30, 2012 21:02:27 GMT -5
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Dora
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Dora on Dec 31, 2012 4:47:52 GMT -5
 A very weird thing happened to me as soon as I got to the site, one of those men is the exact carbon copy of one of my ex-boyfriends... ha ha, life is soooo weird sometimes! Great link Ed, I really enjoyed it, I bookmarked it to explore it further. So far the funniest thing was the men with the candles on their hats! HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
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garock
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by garock on Dec 31, 2012 8:40:10 GMT -5
Thanks for Sharing this Site. My Great Grandfather Higgins worked the coal mines in Birmingham Alabama. The underground mines he worked began sinking and the government purchased the homes built above the old mines. He make good money, he said, 25 cents a carload. He did not get money in the begining only tokens that could only be spent at the company store. The unions came to the mines and formed that's when he began to get paid money. He loved the unions.
Still Digging in the Georgia Cold Dirt, Frankie
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Post by gingerkid on Dec 31, 2012 11:48:02 GMT -5
Hi, Ed, wishing you a Most Happy New Year!! Cool site!! Sad and interesting to read how your grandfather earned his pay for working in the coal mines in 'Bama, Frankie. Noticed that Georgia was not listed on the site yet. Read a book about the 29ers when gold was a big thing in north Georgia. The discovery of gold in Georgia, and being found on the Creek and Cherokee lands, along with cotton, were the reasons the Creeks and Cherokees were moved to the south and west (Trail of Tears) by our government.  |
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A very weird thing happened to me as soon as I got to the site, one of those men is the exact carbon copy of one of my ex-boyfriends... ha ha, life is soooo weird sometimes!
