Where is "Crockets"

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 I can't wait to hear what you folks have to say on this, me being the
recorder of things AY. I'll add my two pence later.

Frank at the Summit

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*From:* Abram Burnett <pravoslavna at comcast.net>
*To:* N&W Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 18, 2018 7:30 AM
*Subject:* Re: Where is "Crockets"

Okay, being the linguo-nerd of the group, I had to check out the etymology
of the surname "Crockett."  One internet site which specializes in the
history of surnames reports as below.  Far from being what I thought it was
(a Norman name brought to England at the time William the Conqueror and all
those despicable Frenchmen invaded England in 1066 AD,) the name has a
Gaelic origin:

>>>
This interesting name has two possible origins. The first being a nickname
for someone wearing a particular hair style, deriving from the Medieval
English "croket" meaning "a large curl".   In Scotland the Galloway family
name Crockett is said to be derived from Macriocaird, from the Gaelic "mac"
meaning "son (of)" and the personal name Rickard (Richard). The first
recorded spelling is found in Scotland.  Crok(k) at and Croket being
alternate spellings (1483 to 1614).  In 1634 one John Crokkit in Achinkyle
was charged with "molesting the minister at  Inchcallioch  and stealing his
timber".  The illustrious name bearer Davy Crocket, King of the Wild
Frontier, was killed at the battle of the Alamo (1845).  A Coat of Arms
granted to the family depicts three Cornish choughs proper on a silver
shield, and the crest being a Cornish clough prope. The first recorded
spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Huwe Croket of Kameslank
(Cambeuslang) which was dated 1296, where he rendered homage during the
reign of John Balliol of Scotland 1292 - 1296. Surnames became necessary
when governments introduced personal taxation.  In England this was known
as Poll Tax.  Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have
continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the
original spelling.
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Now to the railroad nuances:

(1)  Which location shipped more cabbage, Crockett or Rural Retreat?   As I
recall it, the really old heads always talked about setting off most of the
refrigerator cars at Crockett for cabbage loading, not Rural Retreat.  (By
the time I hired in 1964, all the cabbage business had long since vamoosed.)

(2)  What was it about the unique soil or climatic conditions which made
this area so fertile for growing cabbage?

(3)  What happened to the cabbage business, and why did it completely
disappear ?

And, BTW, the Telegraph Call for Crockett was NV.  A pencil note in one of
the books my father kept shows Crockett closing as an agency station
12-1-1960.

  -- abram burnett,
superannuated old brakezmun

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