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Around- About Bridgeport by William Lamale
An elderly Bridgeport resident recalls a past where coal cost eight dollars a ton and wood sold for three dollars a cord. He describes fuel yards, wood-cutting rituals, and the daily chores of filling the woodbox, splitting logs, and stacking kindling, all tied to community life and football training.
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Paul McGee
St East Washington Avenue
Knowlton Street
McKee’s
Perpetus Systems
Cordwood