by Barbara J. Wood
WATERMELONS
The First Train Load of Watermelons
FIRST TRAIN LOAD OF WATERMELONS .... out of Stockdale Wilson County Texas at the Stockdale train depot. Carter Bauman graciously shared this impressive vintage photo showing a historical moment with her Carter relatives
The beauty of the watermelons
STOCKDALE, Wilson County, Texas ...
One would say twenty years ago actually isn't that much "in the past" yet the beauty in these pictures are of Stockdale's past.
The fruit shown in the pictures were
about year of 2004 & were grown by Ron Hastings in Stockdale soil.
The handsome "Black Diamond" watermelons showing the sweet yellowish splotch were photographed by gifted photographer Hank White.
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Johnny Bush, a Stockdalian, still grows 🍉 watermelons 🍉 .
