Gladys P. Downs, Estate Administratrix

Dear Family! 

Happy New Year 2020!!!

First and foremost, I want to give honor to GOD for blessing us to see another decade. We are truly blessed! 

As of December 15, 2019, we reached our 100 year anniversary as land owners. Another amazing blessing.

We will soon be discussing the plans for the celebration.  

Much more to come this year... 

God Bless You & I Love You!
Gladys P. Downs, Administratrix

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Reminders:

USDA, Conservation Director, Marcus Shorter
God bless you Mr. Shorter!!! :)
 

USDA shared this aerial view of our 258.92 acres of land
 

The new gate was installed at this entrance area.
As you walk further along the trail, to the right is where the Keys family was caught on our cameras trespassing and dumping on our land.

This is the reason we had the gate installed. Lots of dumping and vandalism.  
Additionally, the gravel pit lies beneath all of this debris.
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Part of the funding will be used to clean-up this area.
 

Henry Tip Jackson volunteered, purchased, and installed the gate at the entrance of Estate near Uncle Lee's home.
 

Cameras installed!
Thank God we installed them because these cameras captured the Keys family entering and dumping on the land.

THANK YOU HENRY--YOU ARE APPRECIATED!!!

This is the area that's believed to be incorrectly marked.
Beyond the fence are the presumed 40-50 yards of our land that is unaccounted for on the last survey that was conducted in 2017.
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Pat, Ervin, and Rebecca will meet & discuss this issue with the Daniel's family (who still resides on the land)

This is the McDonald land that adjoins the Ed Smith Estate.
A prime example of how we can replicate our land.

The brick columns would help beautify the entrance. Recommend developing a similar entrance and engrave the bricks with family members who significantly contributed to the upkeep of the land.  Open to your suggestions as well.

For those of you unaware, our Estate is immediately to the right of this land owned by the McDonalds.

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Our beautiful 1/3 acre pond!
~Photo taken by Jaqori