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Amos Owens: Rutherford’s Most Colorful Character

Part 4 of 5: Pictures from Cherry Mountain

Amos Owens
Amos in his ever-present top hat.
Mary Anne is seated, Amos is standing beside her.
Amos and Mary Anne
 

About 20 in the group.
Amos and his friends, or neighbors?, or gang? There are too few women present for this to be a family group. Whether we admit it or not, this is how our ancestors looked.
A team of oxen hitched to a wagon, standing behind a rude farmhouse. The family of about 10 are line up along the porch.
A Sports Utility Vehicle of the 1800s. This may (or may not) be a photo connected to Owens, but it was a familiar scene in Rutherford County in Amos’ time.

About these photos: They were found in Roy Lee Harris’ collection, among several he had copied from old prints, tintypes and negatives. It’s not known for whom he copied these.

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The Cliffside Clock Tower

Our town clock was installed in 1920, and for over half a century tolled the quarter hours from atop the R. R. Haynes Memorial Building. When the building was razed in the late 1970s this new tower for the old timepiece was erected on the site of Mr. Haynes' original Cliffside home. Although the property of the county, the Cliffside Historical Society has assumed responsibility for maintaining this beloved antique.

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