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06029.DL – Pictured left to right are: Lula Hester, unknown friend, and Nora Bailey, on South West Street in Charles Town. The photo dates from the 1940’s. South West Street was in Charles Town and was, not just a street, but an African American Community. There many throughout the region including the following: Aims Row, Angel Hill, Big End, Boone, Bushy Ridge, Dog Town, Franklintown, Gibson Town (Ventosa), Hartstown, Hominy Town, Jackson Row, Jamestown, Johnsontown, Mill Lane, Mt. Pleasant, Potato Hill, Skeetersville, Slabtown (Smithfield), Ten Row, the Rocks, Tiger Row, Uptown and Werick Row.