A farmer’s ‘cow gate’ very similar to the gate that we had to climb over to get to the river to go swimming. The gate was just like this, tucked into the trees that ran alongside the railroad tracks. But the gate at the path leading down to the river was painted a deep red, which lead to the swimming hole being called “The Red Gate”.

By Les McLaughlin | August 29, 2014 |

A farmer’s ‘cow gate’ very similar to the gate that we had to climb over to get to the river to go swimming. The gate was just like this, tucked into the trees that ran alongside the railroad tracks. But the gate at the path leading down to the river was painted a deep red, which lead to the swimming hole being called “The Red Gate”.

A farmer’s ‘cow gate’ very similar to the gate that we had to climb over to get to the river to go swimming. The gate was just like this, tucked into the trees that ran alongside the railroad tracks. But the gate at the path leading down to the river was painted a deep red, which lead to the swimming hole being called “The Red Gate”.

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