Thursday, July 26, 2018

I want to congratulate MURAL CITY COFFEE on renovating the Carmichael building on the northwest corner of South Foster and Crawford. Since Mural City plans on showcasing Dothan's heritage in their establishment, I wanted to inform them about a mistake about their building which is printed in 2010's DOTHAN AND HOUSTON COUNTY ~ YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW. On page 49, the author writes, "The corner of South Foster and Crawford streets was the location of a wagon yard operated by J.P. Folkes, one of the earliest settlers in Dothan. In 1913, William Singletary and A.D. Whiddon opened a farm supply store on the site." South Foster didn't have water, sewer or paving until 1922. From 1913 until 1923,  the Singletary and Whiddon Company was located in the Poplar Head Mule Co. building on South St. Andrews and the South Foster wagon yard had some produce stands. (from the March 16, 1920 DOTHAN EAGLE)

https://www.troy.edu/wiregrassarchives/inventories/153.html

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