Stairs to nowhere,
where once was a home
fond memories live still
but the structure is long since gone.
12 steps reach to the sky
crawling vines climb toward the sun
grasses and wild roses
now claim this as a playground to run.
– Cathy Ann Abernathy
Weaver, Alabama
Previously Published: “Celebrate! Poets Speak Out — Spring 2004″
DigiTrad: JOHN HENRY
JOHN HENRY
John Henry was a li’l baby, uh-huh,
Sittin’ on his mama’s knee, oh, yeah,
Said: “De Big Bend Tunnel on de C & O road
Gonna cause de death of me,
Lawd, Lawd. Gonna cause de death of me.
John Henry, he had a woman,
Her name was Mary Magdalene,
She would go to de tunnel and sing for John,
Jes’ to hear John Henry’s hammer ring, Lawd, Lawd,
Jes’ to hear John Henry’s hammer ring.
John Henry had a li’l woman,
Her name was Lucy Ann,
John Henry took sick an’ had to go to bed,
Lucy Ann drove steel like a man,
Lawd, Lawd, Lucy Ann drove steel like a man.
Cap’n says to John Henry,
Gonna bring me a steam drill ’round,
Gonna take dat steam drill out on de job,
Gonna whop dat steel on down, Lawd, Lawd,
Gonna whop dat steel on down.
John Henry tol’ his cap’n,
Lightnin’ was in his eye;
Cap’n, bet yo’ las’ red cent on me,
Fo’ I’ll beat it to de bottom or I’ll die, Lawd, Lawd,
I’ll beat it to de bottom or I’ll die.”
Tennessee Coal & Iron Works – Calcis, Alabama quarry – 1902 (center)
Blacksmith shop, closest building on the left.
Photo history: Mr. A. E. Turner Jr. gave a copy of the original photograph to Vera Garrett Justice (wife of Aubrey Justice); then (my) Aunt Vera gave a copy of the picture to Frances Justice Warren. Finally Aunt Frances gave a copy of the photo to my mother, Martha Justice Abernathy; and she printed this copy for me.
Thanks go out to everyone who has passed on this bit of Calcis history!
Anyone have more historical/old photographs of Calcis?
I would love to see them!
Ribbons of Rail Improve Central of Georgia’s Columbus Division
citizens gathered on the porch of the general store in the tiny rural community of Calcis, Ala.
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Historical reflection of the South Of Georgia railway renovations — in and near Calcis, Alabama
An interesting read.
– Cathy
weavercat@gmail.com
Here’s where you can get your own Calcis depot t-shirt:
http://www.cafepress.com/taracat
Other items will be added later.
– Cathy
weavercat@gmail.com
Clinkscales, Justice family photos – May 2005
December 2004 – Union Pacific engine, passing through Calcis, Alabama on its way to Birmingham.
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This post is for my mother, who wanted to see and possibly print this photograph.
Hope this loads on your computer without trouble, Mom.
– Cathy
weavercat@gmail.com
NOTE:
Some of these links may no longer be active. I will update them as I can make sure which ones are ‘dead.’ — CAA
September 17, 2005
My website has become rather erratic in organization since I first started it. Slowly I work toward sort this confusion out.
These days my best description of the contents and topics inluded within it, is a “crazy quilt” — made up of many small or large pieces from previous ‘wholes’ that had been another web site. In some cases, the information included outdates anything I ever did on a computer. For these items, such as long-hand journal entries from high school, or poetry/prose from college days — I hope to give more attention to, later.
For now, I am in a reflective mood, and wanted to list some of family and genealogy items. Here are links to photos and/or pages on my site that you might enjoy visiting:
Some Abernethy/Abernathy Photos
H. R. Justice’s draft card – images (he was my maternal grandfather)
Calcis photos (part 1)
Calcis photos (part 2)
Calcis photos (part 3)
Calcis photos (part 4)
Calcis photos (part 5)
Clinkscales reunion – 2005 (near Pell City, Alabama)
Crest and Family Surnames
Spruiell family – older photos
Spruiell family – notes and genealogy
Spruiell family – research and more
Calcis, Alabama
Photo album – page 1
Photo album – page 2
Photo album – page 3
Photo album – page 4
Photo album – page 5
Photo album – page 6
Photo album – page 7
Photo album – page 8
Photo album – page 9
Photo album – page 10
Calcis and My Family
Calcis, Images and Family – 2004
E. A. Turner and his wife Daisy, who lived in Calcis
“Calcis Girl”
Calcis and its history – one version
Calcis History – another page layout
Carmichael family – history (a maternal family line)
Cathy’s Ancestors – updated 2004
Clinkscales, Justice and other family research
Family – In Alabama
Family photo album (page 1)
Family photo album (page 2)
Family photo album (page 3)
Family (index)
The Forney Family – in Alabama
Dr. Godfrey Spruiell (Spruill)
H. R. Justice, a tribute to my maternal grandfather – 2004
Descendants of John Lawley – a maternal family line
Sprueill family research 2004
Spruiell family photos – 2005
Thank you, for your interest.
– Cathy
weavercat@gmail.com
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