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Gypsies with a map dug on Dr. W. Carter’s place near Rising Star

Gypsies with a map dug on Dr. W. Carter’s place near Rising Star

Fifty-one years ago I interviewed Mrs. W. Carter of Rising Star, Texas, who said a group of Gypsies and their families came to their place just north of Rising Star in the 1930s and dug. She didn't think they found anything, but they did have a map. It was exactly like the one her husband's father had (she was the widow of Dr. Carter of Rising Star). There were three big live oak trees about 100 yards north of the Carter house which figured into the map. The one farthest west had a Cat face carved on it and had a round rock about 10 yards to the west of it with some Turkey tracks carved on it. The next tree was about 15 yards to the east and had an arrow carved on it, pointing east. This brought the 3rd tree into picture. It was about 50 yards east of the arrow rock. This location was two miles from Rising Star and just west of HWY 183; you can still see the old Carter brick house back in the mesquites.

Rising Star downs Woodson, 54-6
Rising Star downs Woodson, 54-6

Rising Star downs Woodson, 54-6

The Rising Star Wildcats journeyed to Woodson and came home with a 54-6 victory. The Wildcats scored on the first play from scrimmage when Jack Bell hit Blake Wilson with a 55-yard pass to grab a 6-0 lead just 12 seconds in the first quarter. The Wildcats scored their second TD only 9 seconds into the second quarter. After a 2-point conversation, the score was 14-0. After Rising Star had made a defensive stop, Wilson scored his second touchdown on a pass from Bell.

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