Ken-  Attached are some comments on fence from Vance County diary of
WW White.  I don't think White and others had time to mess with
Victorian white picket fences; too much other real  work to be done.
I have attached the file twice, once as msword and once as .txt in the
hopes that our new lotus notes mail system won't screw it up too much.
I think I have also seen photos of wrought iron fences around house
yards from the late 19th century but that doesn't mean people didn't
use picket, but again I doubt it.  Probably a status symbol of folks
who lived in town.
 
(See attached file: Wwwfence.doc)(See attached file: Wwwfence.txt)
 


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