July 29: After Dr. Arwin D. Smallwood gave a presentation at the Hope Plantation in his native Bertie County, he drove over to Hertford County to tour the Winton Triangle with me.  While showing  a ruined store that once sold gasoline, it occurred to me to list the 17 Winton Triangle business owners who sold gasoline.

Among the places we visited were the Atlantic District Fairgrounds, C.S. Brown Museum and High School, Main Street Winton, the former 1000-acre William Jones…