What's in a Name? A few from Hertford

I've been trying to memorize the names from the historic homes along my run in the morning, and a few have stuck. George Major. Hattie Darden. Dr. Thomas S. McMullan. Guy Newby. The historic district in town seems to break off into distinct periods of growth. There are a few very, very old homes, but the majority of historic homes seem to have happened late 1800s - then another burst in the 1920s - and then a burst around 1940/50 that still got signs...some of those are businesses.

When my database begins to grow, I think I'll create a map. With the information from the database, I should be able to break the map up into plots, and then - using the dates homes were built or destroyed - the hope is that you'll be able to choose a decade, or even a year, and the map will populate with Hertford as it was at that time. It's only an idea at this point, but my way-too-active mind tells me that from a programming sense, it's not outside my ability to create...

In any case, still running every morning, and looking forward to both the Waterway 5k in Elizabeth City - 22 September - and the race being sponsored by www.trailblazersnc.org - in Hertford - a 5k being held on the 27th of October, a day before my birthday.

Until next time,

DNW