A genealogy blog focused on families settling in East Tennessee and the Northern Neck of Virginia with explorations of Rusyn roots.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
705 East First North Street - Those Places Thursday
Growing up in a Connecticut town full of winding roads I was always impressed with the neatly laid out streets in my mother's hometown of Morristown, TN. But I could never wrap my head around the street names. First, Second, Third Streets seemed clear enough, but once the quadrant names were added - well I was amazed. This is my Sawyer grandparent's home. It sits on a small rise. We would sit on the glider on the porch (barely visible on the right) and watch the world drive by. I know at one point I went looking for West First South Street. I don't remember if I ever found it...