tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post524341526893169652..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Wonders Of The NationRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-23470827410445391392011-12-21T14:59:42.389-05:002011-12-21T14:59:42.389-05:00Ed, Toadsuckian? I suppose that beat out Toadsucke...Ed, Toadsuckian? I suppose that beat out Toadsucker at some point...John Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801684602403824157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-88022113596823446022011-12-21T14:30:18.664-05:002011-12-21T14:30:18.664-05:00I went to college not far from there. Somewhere in...I went to college not far from there. Somewhere in an old box I've got a sweatshirt for the University of Arkansas at Toad Suck Ferry.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-867429231277492392011-12-21T10:45:44.561-05:002011-12-21T10:45:44.561-05:00Research showed me that Toadsuck TX was a "pa...Research showed me that Toadsuck TX was a "part" of Collinsville--which is saying something, because the current town is only two blocks long. But, here's where the name came from:<br /><br /><i>Toadsuck, located in Grayson County, took its name from the Toadsuck Saloon, or alternately, was so named by mill owner John Jones in honor of his birthplace, Toadsuck, Arkansas. Most notable Toadsuckian was William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, who stepped across the Red River and served as governor of Oklahoma.</i>Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-46126451054905859282011-12-20T21:03:46.830-05:002011-12-20T21:03:46.830-05:00Amazing. I'm tellin' ya, the connections ...Amazing. I'm tellin' ya, the connections found on this-here Innernet are nothin' short of serendipitous! :DRoberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-45439029453811064162011-12-20T10:59:42.218-05:002011-12-20T10:59:42.218-05:00Since I only live about 8 miles up the road (US 37...Since I only live about 8 miles up the road (US 377) from Collinsville (nee Toad Suck) I'll have to say you've unearthed a fact little known or seldom mentioned around here. I'll have to query some old timers to see if anyone remembers. I prefer the more bloody history of the region such as the Great Gainesville Hangings, or the burning of the Sherman Courthouse in a riot that merited the dispatch of TWO Texas Rangers.Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-39041355034279631152011-12-20T09:13:38.464-05:002011-12-20T09:13:38.464-05:00You need to come visit sometime.
TSG is short for...You need to come visit sometime.<br /><br />TSG is short for Toad Suck Guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com