http://www.c-bstatesman.com/ en-us http://www.c-bstatesman.com/news/2012-02-02/Historical/BROWNSBORO_REMEMBERED.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Dottie Lewis </div> </div> </div> <p>The St. Louis and Southwestern railroad came through in 1880. I've seen pictures of railroad construction and I'm sure the song &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been working on the railroad&rdquo; could be heard often.</p><p><a href="http://www.c-bstatesman.com/news/2012-02-02/Historical/BROWNSBORO_REMEMBERED.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.c-bstatesman.com/news/2012-02-02/Historical/BROWNSBORO_REMEMBERED.html#comments 2012-02-02 Historical Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:29:09 +0000 23027 at http://www.c-bstatesman.com/news/2012-02-02/Historical/CHANDLER_YESTERYEAR.html <img src="http://www.c-bstatesman.com/sites/www.c-bstatesman.com/files/images/2012-02-02/14p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="14p1.jpg" title="14p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="75" height="100" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Jim S. Powell </div> </div> </div> <p>In the 1930s-50s, H. G. &ldquo;Smutt&rdquo; Blake owned and operated a dry goods store in downtown Chandler. It was located in a red brick building that faced the railroad tracks. The street is now named West Main Street.</p><p><a href="http://www.c-bstatesman.com/news/2012-02-02/Historical/CHANDLER_YESTERYEAR.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.c-bstatesman.com/news/2012-02-02/Historical/CHANDLER_YESTERYEAR.html#comments 2012-02-02 Historical Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:29:11 +0000 23029 at