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A transcript of a WPA interview by Sheldon F. Gauthier with William Owens in the 1930s. Owens was born on May 28, 1863 in Fort Worth, Texas. His father owned 640 acres of land that is now North Fort Worth, known as Possum Ridge. Owens recalls when the area turned from an Native American settlement to being replaced with White Settlers, changing from Possum Ridge to White Settlement. The transcript details of the change.
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
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AR316-4-9
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