Julip

Growing Up in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee Late 1940s through Early 1960s

by Ron Castleman

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Even if you never lived there, “Julip” will remind you of places in your heart!

In 1950 Mt. Juliet was a very small rural Tennessee town. Located smack dab in the middle of the state, it was small...but on the map. The World Book Encyclopedias our family purchased in 1951 showed the results of the 1950 U.S. Census with Mt. Juliet reporting a population of 706.

Rather than a town, Mt. Juliet was actually more of a quiet village surrounded by homes, farms and lush rolling hills. Most of the families who didn’t own farms had ample land for a large vegetable garden and at least a few chickens.

It was a great time to grow up in small town America. Most people felt a sense of being valued, not just within their family, but by most everyone in town.

Many people were called only by their nicknames. Two of my favorites were “Mush” Agee and “Possum” Bates. It was years before I knew that “Mush’s” real name was Nealon and “Possum’s” real name was Calvin.

Others were always called by their first and middle names. For example, Charles Lee McCorkle was always called “Charles Lee” and he was seldom just called Charles.

Even Mt. Juliet had a nickname...to some of us it was affectionately known as “Julip”.

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Hardback
Format: 6 x 9 Black & White Dust-Jacketed Hardback, 173 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Nov 30, 2020)
ISBN10: 1977232353
ISBN13: 9781977232359
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs

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Ron Castleman began working at the age of 10 at his father’s auto repair business in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Since graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, he has and worked for large and small companies in major U.S. cities. Yet he has never lost touch with childhood friends and continues to highly value growing up in a small rural community. Since 2007 he has been an independent homeland security consultant working in DFW and Washington, DC. Prior to becoming a consultant, Ron served as Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Emergency .

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