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Our Legacy:In the winner's circle

Published 06/26/08

He was born in Maryland on Valentine's Day 1930 and was raised by his uncles, Gus, Dick and his favorite, Mattie Brown. During his youth, he lived with his uncles and the Brice family at Primrose Acres.

Courtesy photo Joseph Snowden with "Arthur Gary" owner Owen J. Spell Jr. in 1962.
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There he was taught to raise and care for the farm mules and he also learned how to use his fists. 

His life on Primrose Acres led him to care for horses at the Parole Hunt Club under the tutelage of "Munchie" Snyder and W.O. Siegert. The Parole Hunt Club was once the Parole Race Track and later the Parole Shopping Center and now the Parole Towne Centre.

This young man, Joseph Snowden, was known to...

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