Luce, Circa 1970's

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Like other Drawbridge residents, Charlie was constantly plagued by vandals, who would shoot into his cabin even when he was home. They would walk right into his cabin at times - and right out again when Charlie escorted them off the island with the aid of a shotgun.

"One of Charlie's hobbies was searching for artifacts. He used a long, pointed stick and would push it down in the mud until he struck something hard. He would dig down and retrieve whatever was there; sometimes he found old bottles, and sometimes old stoves. Because of the salt-soaked wood that they burned, the stoves didn't last long. Dumping then into the marsh was a quick way to get rid of them."
O.L. "Montey" Dewey

Charlie's house burned down in 1986. Probably vandals.



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