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« Reply #60 on Feb 27, 2009, 1:07pm »		[Quote]
The ice house was suppose to have been as you went over the hill road and turned right.It was the third house to your left,I think. Yes, there are survivors and I was one of them.I think we lived there for about 8yrs.I know we moved to East Columbus when I was about 12.My Father died when I was 5, and my Mother was left with 4 kids,no money and had to live there. Katie
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« Reply #61 on Feb 27, 2009, 5:32pm »		[Quote]
Idon't know who would know this, but as I have passed the Mill Race Park where the new storm sewer is going in, I wonder if that will hurt the tree that was planted by Sylvia Wells and dedicated by the city. I do hope that it is bypassed. Bob Lane
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« Reply #62 on Feb 27, 2009, 7:05pm »		[Quote]
I am sure they have it planned out very well on how to bypass the tree.It would be a dirty shame if they took out the tree.
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« Reply #63 on Feb 28, 2009, 10:54am »		[Quote]
I checked for sure and the tree is safe but the project came awfully close to it so I hope the root system is intact. I would urge you all to email Parks and Rec and let them know that we are concerned about preserving the tree. Nick Rush at Parks and Rec has always taken a personal interest in looking out for it:

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Feb 27, 2009, 5:32pm, BobLane wrote:
Idon't know who would know this, but as I have passed the Mill Race Park where the new storm sewer is going in, I wonder if that will hurt the tree that was planted by Sylvia Wells and dedicated by the city. I do hope that it is bypassed. Bob Lane
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« Reply #64 on Mar 5, 2009, 2:08pm »		[Quote]
George, Do you remember a Bill Hill or Gene Brooking living in Death Vally. Seems like those names are familiar.Katie
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« Reply #65 on Mar 5, 2009, 7:34pm »		[Quote]

Katie, I don't recognize any of those names ???, I knew members of the Clark and Johnson family's.
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« Reply #66 on May 7, 2009, 7:59am »		[Quote]
The following from 1959, is in the Looking Back feature in today’s edition of The Republic newspaper.

Buryl McFadden, owner of the property known as Death Valley, reported that two houses in the complex had been demolished. Rent on the remaining eight houses in the area range from $10.00 to $12.00 per month. The area is west of the railroad tracks.
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« Reply #67 on May 26, 2009, 12:45pm »		[Quote]
Friends, I visited Mill Race park this weekend, and stopped to see the memory plate by Siliva's tree. To my shock I found the marbalized plate broken all the way across the width. Didn't appear to be vandalism but not sure. That hasn't been in place all that long. Whoever is in charge of that maintainance maybe could check it out, see if any guarantee exists. Shame to see this falling apart so quickly. Bob Lane
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« Reply #68 on Nov 6, 2009, 10:53am »		[Quote]
wow this has been interesting reading . my grand parents lived in tilman camp behind mill race in the 50s they had lots of pics at one time but one of the many floods washed them all away i don't know much about that part of town but i did know a family that lived in the park area in the 50s well i wasn't around then but they live there then there last names were lucas i do know there frist names but they still have living family in columbus so that is all i will say
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« Reply #69 on Dec 8, 2009, 1:42pm »		[Quote]
I just wanted to let it be know,there was a fine girl that came to live with my family back in the 60's that came from death valley.She was a great person ,and her name was Phyllis West.Phyllis has passed away over the past few weeks,Her name was Phyllis West Posey at death.I just wanted to mention her name for histories sake on this thread. Thanks Mike Yates
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