Alice Taylor's Memories relating to Windmill Gap, WV
Letter to Pat Smith from Alice Taylor dated November 25, 2002
Dar Pat,
These pictures were taken 1947-48, 1948-49 school years. The '47 pictures has the teacher and her name was Mrs. Smith.
Thats all I remember. In 48-49 Marie Vewter was our teacher. She was from Montcalm. William Cole
was the principal. The name of the school was Prosperity Elementary. We also had coal stoves in both rooms and outside bathrooms. We had a hot lunch program. When
we got to McComas we had to take our lunch.
Windmill Gap was a great place. We had 2 churches, 1 grocery store with a gas pump and 1 beer joint. My
grandparents moved from Crumpler to Windmill Gap. My grandfather worked in the mines at Crumpler. Their
names were Grover C. and Ora McMillan Williams. All of my childhood my grandparents lived on the mountain. It was a great place to live.
Alice Taylor
New Castle Deleware
p.s. Hope you like the pictures. I marked the back 47-48 2nd grade, 48-49 3rd grade.
I went to Ashland in first grade. Pocahontas Elementary 45-46
7th - 12th - at McComas
Prosperity Elementary School Windmill Gap, WV
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