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Archive for the 'Water Valley' Category

Leipers creek

Lieper’s creek  Originally uploaded by Memphis Joe. this is a test. this is my favorite creek.

Harry and Me on the bridge

Harry and Me on the bridge Originally uploaded by Memphis Joe. This is the guy that lived in the old house next to the creek. He and his family have been living there for quite a few years. He was there when my family used to go there in the 50′s. He knew uncle Ben [...]

the road

the road Originally uploaded by Memphis Joe. This shot was taken from pretty much right in front of where uncle Ben’s house used to be. It’s down the road toward where i remember there used to be a mule driven mill that ground up sugar cane for the making of sorghum molasses, yum. http://www.watervalleybb.com/index.shtml that [...]

Leiper’s Creek

creek Originally uploaded by Memphis Joe. This is a shot of the creek that we used to accidentally swim in. Mom would say you can go over there to the creek, but don’t get wet. Right! We would get a little wet and then say what the heck and go ahead and jump in. It [...]

Frank Dodson’s store

Frank Dodson’s store Originally uploaded by Memphis Joe. I took a very nostalgic trip back to a place in middle Tennessee , where my family used to go when I was a boy of 7 or 8 or so. My great Uncle Ben and Aunt Adell lived there on a creek where my brother and [...]