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Andy James, Jr. and Roberta James

Andy James, Jr., former president of J.C. Brown Oil Company, and his wife Roberta describes his childhood and life before he inherited the Texaco gas station on Main Street in Gloucester Courthouse. He describes travel, work life, school, and the development of Gloucester County over the twentieth century.

Keywords: Economics, Family History, Rural life, Preservation

Location: Ware Neck

Transcript: Andrew and Roberta James 6-19-2013

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