If you haven't made
your purchase yet, do so now !!
A partial list of the 9x12, approx. 1,200 page-book's
unique collection of our heritage, our town, our people is given below.
Founder's Corner - Where the founder of Coats came from, where he lived, his livelihood, church, business and
burrial.
Aviators - Coats in early aviation history
with stories of several Coats aviators.
Businesses
- Names, dates, locations of businesses throughout the Coats area.
Churches - Histories and pictures of Coats area churches.
Family Histories - More than 350 families submitted their family stories.
Ghosttowns - Thriving communities of Turlingon and Barclaysville before Coats was founded
Life Styles and Folklore - Fashions, food, superstitions, recreation, etc.
Houses - Historic picture collection of homes of merchants, mayors and
other political figures.
Kids' Corner - Several
Coats-Erwin Middle School students prepared and submitted their family stories.
Local Color - Collection of stories about interesting characters and traditions.
Medical History - The history and timeline of physicians and facilities.
Patrons' Pages - Families and organizations give a pictorial view
of their stories.`
A chronicle entitled "There
and Back on a Paper Canoe." - A story about Coats townspeople and rual area is created from 1525 through 1995.
Plus, many more topics.
