Risks Taken to Plant a New Crop

ID: 1690 ~ Source: Carlile, Cathryn Donaldson, interviewed by Rebecca Sharpless, November 28, 1994, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Cathryn Donaldson Carlile tells a story of her father's trip to Galveston to make money to plant a new crop in the height of the Depression.

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By Evangeline Eilers
The area which once comprised Edgefield Neighborhood has undergone significant changes over the last century. Located on the south side of the city, it encompassed the area between what is today Waco Creek to the north, Brazos River to the east, La…