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Interesting Facts About Gleason
Firsts for Gleason
| Hotel |
Andrew Swaim |
| Steam Engine |
Jake Parks |
| Dry Goods Store |
Polk Alexander |
| Garage |
Max Levy & E. A. White |
| Brick Building |
George Lasater |
| Frame House |
Joe McGlothin |
| Horse Drawn Hearse/Motor Ambulance |
John Shipley |
| Motorcycle (1912) |
Obe Parks |
| Car (1913) |
Max Levy & E. A. White |
| Case Tractor (1914) |
Jake Parks |
| Telephone (local p-vine) |
Jones Hotel |
| Graphaphone (1915) |
Frank Trevathan |
| Radio |
Aubrey Phelps |
| Television |
Harry Edwards |
| Cotton Gin (Behind old Corner Store) |
Bill Brag |
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Tobacco Factory
(Where Bell Clay Sheds Located) |
Leonard Freeman |
*The
first Masons were organized in 1861 on the ground floor of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.
* The year 1905 saw the advent of
running water in Gleason which came from the town well in the middle of
the street (behind the Lasater Building)
* The first electricity was turned on
in 1916, with Clarence Horn operating the first light plant which was
located o the old hitching lot across from where the Post Office is now.
* Electricity was only turned on one
day a week and on certain hours at night.
* In 1913, W. R. Hawks introduced the
first potato hampers used for shipping sweet potatoes
* R. A. Nants operated the town’s
first veneering mill from 1916 to 1954 where these sweet potato hampers
were produced.
* Progress continued in Gleason with the
town getting its first fire engine in 1927
The history of the Gleason community provided in
Oakwood-Gleason: A Look Back provides an account of Gleason's history up
through the time the book was originally published. As some 20 years have now passed since its publication, Gleason Online is providing a "History Update"
feature, for each section of the book, for those wishing to add
important historical information relevant to the Gleason community. Contributions can be submitted via E-mail attachment by
clicking on the "Website Visitor Comments" graphic, provided above.
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