| Re: Street Scens - "California-Trolley.jpg" 119.2 KBytes - "Ferry crossing, Ohio River at Shawneetown, Illinois.jpg" 233.6 KBytes |
Never could get organize .. |
| John Szalay (john.szalay.at.att.net) |
2014/09/15 08:43 |
Bassboat@nowhere.com wrote in
news:W4ednb1TmI1uaIvJnZ2dnUU7-L2dnZ2d@giganews.com:
> If my memory serves me right, at one time this was the county seat., &
> like you said was constantly flooded by the Ohio River. Some friends
> and I were fishing the Ohio River at flood time & I barely got out in
> time. I had water up to the top of my bumper on a 1978 Chevrolet 9
> passenger van. We did visit Shawneetown on Saturday night at a place
> called the Levee. The floor in the bar was plywood & the sheets were
> warped from past flooding. That didn't stop the local gals from
> dancing though :-) The bouncer would talk the drunks outside & kick
> them into the street. The curbs on the streets were about 2 1/2 - 3
> ft. high. We got involved with some of the local gals & at the end of
> the night were confronted by a large group of the local boys & asked
> not very politely to leave & don't return. Quite a place. John
>
Yep, Dad was a company commander at Camp breckenridge
in Ky, and was always having to go get his men out trouble
at Shawneetown, was known as a rather open place for the troops.
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