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These photos will help you envision the way life used to be in La Vernia. We are grateful to the people who have shared these photos with us. If you would like to contribute photos of early Lavernia, please contact us before time slips away! Read excerpts from Lavernia Legacies: The Racket Store, Dagger Hill and the Wiseman settlers in Lavernia Legacies.

George Suttles, the potter from Ohio. Just how ornery was this famous potter? Why was his brother, Isaac, murdered? Read about the Suttles Pottery here. See photos from the dedication ceremony!	One of La Vernia's cotton gins. Photo courtesy of the Bill Wiseman family. Do you have additional information about the cotton gins? We are seeking such information for upcoming issues of Lavernia Legacies.	The Lavernia train depot. Now gone. Read about it in Lavernia Legacies.
The bank. Previously Kotte & Linne Building. Today the building is home of Lavernia Pipe & Supply. Photo courtesy of the Wiseman family.	In the Racket Store you could buy harness reins and collars, lace, boots, cloaks, drawers, lemon juice for freckles, wash pans and more. Read more about the Racket Store here.	Herman Suhre, an early Postmaster, in his store on Chihuahua Street. More about him in upcoming issues of Lavernia Legacies.
Dagger Hill, home of the early settlers, the Wiseman family. Read about their daily life in Lavernia Legacies.	Buggy in front of Lay Hotel. Read about the Lay Hotel here.	The Wiseman family. Life wasn't as easy as it looks. Read their story in Lavernia Legacies.
The Lavernia Depot. Read about one woman's memory of the troops; and segregation, in Lavernia Legacies.	Ladies in front of Lay Hotel. Read about them in Lavernia Legacies.	Please loan us YOUR photos of La Vernia and help us picture the way life used to be in this little town...where the Old South met the Wild West!