Roosevelt -- Roosevelt TX
N 30° 29.442 W 100° 03.375
14R E 398629 N 3373635
WPA writers visited Roosevelt -- tiny then and now
Waymark Code: WMV1A9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2017
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The waymark coordinates are for the Roosevelt Store, in 1940 and 2016 the only store in town.
When the WPA writers visited Roosevelt, and didn't find much. When we visited in 2016, we didn't find much either. At least theu turned up an interesting anecdote!
From Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State:
"ROOSEVELT, 19 m. (62 pop.), is a tiny ranch supply point. One of the ranches of the vicinity has something unusual in the use of "sheep shirts" and "goat coats" at shearing time. These garments, made of heavy duck cloth in various sizes to fit animals of all ages, are placed on newly shorn sheep and goats to forestall losses from sudden unseasonable northers. The coats are left on until warm weather is assured or the animals' hair has grown sufficiently to afford natural protection."
Book: Texas
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 640
Year Originally Published: 1940
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