Salt Lick
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High School and the National Guard (William Owen Karrick Story: Part 3)
Salt Lick National Guard, 1927. Those identified are Captain Corbett Gullett, Corbet Copher, William Karrick, Jim Fawns, Herndon Dickerson, Hugh Karrick, Clifford Wells, Roger Karrick, Van Green, Billy Frizzell and Robert Clark. Salt Lick School, date unknown This week, we continue with our series of excerpts from my great-uncle’s memoirs – hope you’re… Continue reading
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1918 Flu and More (William Owen Karrick Story, Part 2)
The great flu pandemic hit during the last year of WWI. More people died from the flu than from the war. From the November 21, 1918 edition of the Owingsville Outlook More from my great uncle’s memoirs this week – in this excerpt, he writes about the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. More… Continue reading
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From White Sulpher to Salt Lick (William Owen Karrick Story: Part 1)
Hugh Karrick, 1845-1925 (my great, great-grandfather) My (Ginger’s) great-uncle William Owen Karrick wrote about growing up in Salt Lick. For those of you who don’t know, my grandfather was Hugh Karrick of Salt Lick, and his brothers and sisters included Travis (father of Ann and Nan), Edsel… Continue reading
Echoes of Owingsville 