Memory email received 1/13/03 from visitor: Nancy Collins
"I really enjoyed seeing these pictures. I was born in War in 1948 and attended grammar school there. I also remember when Lake Berwind was created. I remember going on a school hike to see it. I haven't been back to War in almost 25 years. The last time I was there, I didn't see anyone that I knew and it had changed so much. I remembered it as being bigger, or perhaps that is the way I saw it as a child."
Memory email received 7/20/03 from visitor: Harry Gullett
"I used to take my father up to Lake Berwind which I think was man made when we were living there in the 50's. My father had lost his eyes in a coal mine explosion at the Bartley coal mines where we use to live up Cow Holler. That's when we moved to War. War at that time was a big city to us after living in the hills for so long and the change did us good. Yes, the big attraction for my dad and I was to go to the Hole In The Wall and eat chili dogs. There was a drug store there on the right past Jones and Spry Grocery store and they had a long bench outside, and my father and I would go into the drug store and get a large fountain drink, go outside, sit on that bench and drink it, and I thought that was the coolest thing we did. I used to have to lead my father around because of his blindess and he used to stop at an old beer joint, I think was called Stuckys, Stokeys, I am not sure at this time, but that was a hang out for a lot of the miners. My sisters would hang out at the SWEET SHOP. That was the place for teenagers. Will write more later."
(Sorry, no email address was provided by Mr. Gullett).
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