▁by ▁former ▁slaves ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁Scotland ▁continued ▁to ▁suffer ▁from ▁seg reg ation ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁public ▁services ▁( no ▁se w age , ▁running ▁water , ▁tr ash ▁collection ). ▁The ▁housing ▁stock ▁was ▁in ▁poor ▁shape ▁( with ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁buildings ▁condem ned ▁by ▁the ▁County ). ▁Land ▁spec ul ators , ▁with ▁increasing ▁housing ▁develop ments , ▁were ▁seeking ▁to ▁buy ▁out ▁Scotland ' s ▁residents . ▁And , ▁the ▁County ▁was ▁creating ▁and ▁expand ing ▁Cab in ▁John ▁Regional ▁Park ▁and ▁sought ▁Scotland ▁community ▁land . ▁ ▁In ▁fall ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Scotland ' s ▁future ▁" look ed ▁ble ak " ▁as ▁the ▁In ver ness ▁North ▁town house ▁development ▁would ▁p ave ▁over ▁the ▁stream ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁community ' s ▁primary ▁water ▁source . ▁▁ ▁It ▁looked ▁like ▁Scotland ▁would ▁quietly ▁disappear ▁until ▁a ▁seem ingly ▁un important ▁event ▁occurred ▁just ▁before ▁Christmas ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁On to ▁the ▁scene ▁came ▁Mrs . ▁Joy ce ▁Sie gel , ▁a ▁house w ife ▁from ▁nearby ▁Beth es da , ▁who ▁drove ▁up ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁load ▁of ▁to ys ▁for ▁Scotland ' s ▁children . ▁It ▁was ▁Sie gel ' s ▁first ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁community , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁hor r ified ▁by ▁what ▁she ▁saw ▁and ▁heard . ▁ ▁Out rag ed ▁at ▁the ▁evident ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁its ▁residents , ▁Sie gel ▁looked ▁for ▁ways