Hiroad
Well, I never really knew what the name was but it is where I played some baseball and it was fun. Don't remember much about any arguments during or after games. I don't think we even kept score at times. It was like 1950 to 54 that I played there.
I do remember Eversmeyer's pond, particularly all the large goldfish that were in that pond. Had some good times playing there.
As far as snowballs are concerned, I have some vivid memories because every time it snowed I ended up in a snowball fight, particularly after school at Franklin Elementary. Snowball fights in the neighborhood were a different story. We actually threw iceballs at times by getting the snow a little wet and hardened. It was not unusual to place a small rock or a chunk of ice inside a snowball before throwing it and I was as guilty as everyone else. I got globbered in the cheek one time which left a nasty gash in my face. After that experience, I only threw real snowballs and usually tried to avoid snowball fights completely.
I only knew Lucas St by that name but I imagine some names have changed around here at various times over the years. The streams around here were always know to me as "cricks" and when I lived in the southwest, I was often corrected to use the word "creeks" and I would always say that creeks were an indian tribe. There was always a lot of fun chasing and seining minnows in those streams.
