Historic Photos of North Chesapeake
City, part 19
Inside the old
American Store, once located in what is now Pell Gardens, on the corner
across from Hole-in-the-Wall. Note cost of items in 1926. Pictured here: Mark Alcorn & Lewis Collins, Sr. Photo was
taken in 1926, courtesy of Lewis Collins, Jr.
The Trinity
Methodist Church, at its present site – built in 1889. Raymond Whiteoak, Sr. told me this anecdote about the construction
of the Methodist Church: “My grandfather hauled building materials with a team of horses and a
wagon. He hauled all of the materials used for building the Methodist Church in
Chesapeake City, the one on Bohemia Avenue and Third Street. Well, he would
drop off the materials to the workers. Then he’d go get liquor and get them all
drunk. Not many people know that their church was built by workers drinking my
grandfather’s whiskey.” The members I
recognize in the photo are Thomas Foard,
Roy Foard, and Lewis Collins, Sr. Let me know if you recognize any others?
Ralph Oil Company truck with Bobby Vaught, driver. Bobby was always very friendly and helpful.
Photo is from his daughter, Betty.
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