by Sears Homes | Mar 13, 2015 | Uncategorized |
A delightful anecdote from 1921 tells us that, when the Penniman houses were shipped to Norfolk, some of the workers went into one of the houses – as it made the slow 36-mile trek across the water – and made a full breakfast, using the oil cook stove in...
by Sears Homes | Jun 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
The truly patriotic women are willing to work in the booster plants. Do not come for the money only. The compensation is not commensurate with the hazards. So wrote Sadie Bowers, who left her home and family in Newberry, SC in 1918 to work at the WW1-era munitions...
by Sears Homes | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In 1918, Penniman was a real boom town, with 10,000 living in the village and another 10,000 to 20,000 people living in the outlying areas. By 1920, it was all over, and the 250+ houses in the village were boarded up and moved to other places. Penniman, Virginia, sat...
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