Little town, little history!
Crow's Bluff, Hawkinsville, and St. Francis were three separate river towns located on the St. Johns river. These three river towns played a large part in the settling of the Paisley area. Some of the early settlers used these river landings when they immigrated to this area. These landings were also used as shipping points both in and out for both personal travel and supplies shipped into and out of the area. Early settlers mostly used the river, but as roads were built and railroads were built and autos were invented they became other ways of getting in and out.
Probably the first settlement was called Lightwood Landing. It was settled in 1854.
Ponceannah had it's beginnings in the 1850s. It lasted longer than most settlements making it into the 1930s.
Other towns Bayview, Acron, Lk Tracy, Kismet, Norristown, Brockton, Spring Creek, and Glenn Branch were all relatively short lived, most settled in the 1850s and gone by 1930. Paisley, named by the settlers who lived in the area for years is the only settlement left today. All of these settlements were within an area of only about 10 mile radius. Paisley, is not much today but it is still here. It sports the post office for this area, 2 gas station/mom and pop grocery stores, one bar, one restaurant, and our newest store, a Dollar General, which right away got the nickname of the Paisley Mini Mall..
I'll take a pic or two after while when I mail the DVD off to Dutch this afternoon. I would have had it out already but the forum was down for me all night and I didn't get the address till this am.
My opinion of the movie is mixed. I thought it might have more involving the build of the Deuce, but it really was more of a love story, although a good one. Well done and I liked it! There are twists that make it worth watching and I thought Faith did a good job!
