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Town of Calhoun, South Carolina Oral History Collection

PayneE Cassette 2, Side 2

Media

Part of Interview: Payne, Eva

Title

PayneE Cassette 2, Side 2

Source

Eva Payne Interview

Date

Unknown (presumably in 1988)

Description

Cassette 2

Side 2

00:07: Eva is speaking mid sentence about Norman Boggs.

00:37: Megginson is interested in what Eva may know of the Cochran brickyard. It was near Hal Boggs residence. The Cochran's helped build the Textile Hall at Clemson College as well as many of the brick buildings around the local area of Calhoun.

1:50: There were differences between the Boggs and Smith stores. The Smith store was a grocery store, while the Boggs store was more of a general mercantile business that offered everything from cloth, to luggage, to hardware.

2:45: The post office was at one time located in the Smith Store. The Chapman store was another location of the post office.

7:50: The "hall" above the Boggs store was utilized by the freemasons as well as by groups holding social events. The location was really a community center of sorts.

8:52: Megginson asks if Eva can recall any of her neighbors while she was a youth. She can remember Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Smith (who ran the boarding house as well as rented rooms above the Smith store).

13:01: Eva discusses the changes over the years to the lay of the land and the routes of local streets.

15:48: Eva has fond memories of her favorite swing, and relaxing on the spacious front porch.

18:10: It was quite nice being a female in a town where so many cadets were close by. There was always the opportunity for dating.

22:37: Eva worked in Washington, DC for twenty years. She briefly describes some of her experiences while there.

27:07: Eva can remember when President Roosevelt's funeral train passed through Calhoun. Huge crowds gathered along with the cadets from the college to see it pass.

28:33: Megginson thanks Eva for the interview.

29:07: Audio ends.

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