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| SCENES IN AND AROUND BATES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES |
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| This little house on Bates Lane is over 65 years old. It was the home of the James Otto and Catherine McCord Cook family in late 1930's and early 1940's. He had a store in Bates with the Post Office at that time, it was located about where the Bates Baptist Church is located today. |
Main street corner of Bates - Highway 28, Walker Mountain Road and Bates Lane. |
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| This was the Henry J. and Clara Bethel McCord home in the late 1920's up until 1942 when he passed away. M.C. and Trudie Harrell bought it and lived there the rest of their lives. Their great-grandson Daniel Free and his family live there now. It originaly was a two-story home but due to roof problems M.C. and Trudie removed the roof and second floor and completely remodeled the place. |
The Dr. Albert G. and Susan R. Harrell Washburn home on Walker Mountain road. Several members of the Harrell family lived there over the years. The Bates Methodist Church use to be next to it (on the left) and the John Ward store across the road from it. |
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| Walker Mountain Road heading toward Gipson at railroad crossing and Shadly Creek bridge in background. |
The main road crossing at Gipson looking east down what use to be the main street of Gipson. On the left side of the road the James S. Cook Store was on the corner with several houses east of it. On the right side of the road was 3 or 4 very nice large houses at the foot of the Gipson Cemetery hill. |
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| Gate to Gipson Cemetery. The Gipson Cemetery upon the small mound of a hill is an old but a fairly well kept little cemetery, at least in recent years, thanks to some caring local people. |
Gipson Cemetery and the hugh old Oak tree where most of the Charles and Susan Stewart Cook family members are buried beneath. |
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Submit your photos that may be included here in this section. Any orginal photographs will be scanned into a computer file and orginals returned to owner. The orginal photos should be no smaller than about 2" x 4" and no larger than 8" x 10". Since some of the photos used or that we may want to use are as much 120 years old they may not be the best; however, we will make every effort to enhance them so we can use them. |
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