A Bit of History in The Burg

After my last post, featuring this image:  http://wingedprisms.com/2014/11/21/friday-in-the-burg/

Brick Building – Go UCM Mules!

I did a little digging.  Well, that was after a couple of friends of mine pointed me in the right direction.

Seems that it was a Mule Barn back in the day – late 1800s, early 1900s – owned by The Jones Brothers.

http://books.google.com/books?id=jDvQ3OBRm5YC&lpg=PA37&ots=JkGXKBMh9H&dq=Jones%20Brothers%20Mule%20Barn&pg=PA37#v=onepage&q=Jones%20Brothers%20Mule%20Barn&f=false

It is no longer a True Value Hardware store……. they have moved to another part of town.

I did find out that this building is registered as a National Historic building and apparently maintained by the National Parks Service.  I may need to research that some more……. it looks neglected in some respects.  Where is Teddy Roosevelt when you need him ;)

So there is one mystery solved.  If you drive around The Burg you can see mules here and there out in pastures.  My next quest will be to meet one, face-to-face.  I have never been close to a mule.

https://www.google.com/search?q=image+of+a+mule&espv=2&biw=1419&bih=778&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=XuZ8VOyeFIenNtDSgagE&ved=0CDYQ7Ak

Enjoy!

cate b