Saddle - ECU Digital Collections

Title: Saddle
Description: When a country doctor did not have access to a buggy, surrey, or automobile he often relied on his trusty horse for transportation. Local legend has it that this western style saddle was owned by Dr. T. O. Coppedge, Sr. who traveled from North Carolina to Texas to find his fortune. He later brought the saddle back to North Carolina. It symbolizes the importance of the horse to country doctors throughout North Carolina.
Original Format: equipment
Extent
Local Identifier: Country Doctor Museum
Subject(s)
Location of Original: Country Doctor Museum
Rights: This item has been made available by The Country Doctor Museum for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. For information regarding reproduction, please contact The Country Doctor Museum at hslcdm@ecu.edu;
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Permalink: https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/14369
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Found in theme/project
Health and Medicine
North Carolina History and Fiction Collection

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Comments

Judy Blackwell Dec 06 2022

Regarding the name of the doctor who owned the saddle--it is spelled Coppedge, Not Coppedege. My husband is a great grandson of Dr. T.O. Coppedge's brother, Dr. Oliver Coppedge who came to Texas from North Carolina and settled in Concrete Texas

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