Before leaving Hingham I finally was able to get a picture of this sign. Massachusetts has one for each of their towns and it's such a kick to drive from one town to another and see this sign with date of settlement started. Hard to get pictures because you don't know where the town line begins and there is no place to pull over for a quick stop and picture. It's a bummer. On this one I was lucky enough after a month to be driving towards sign and 1st at stoplight with camera next to me. ha! All these towns are so historic and have some wonderful history. Too bad so many have been neglected. Roads are terrible in most places and some are really run down while others thrive.. just like anywhere. Just interesting observations. I was taken so much with Hingham because we lived there for 5 weeks and it was so CLEAN! Loved the manicured yards and over 1800 historic homes and some still in residence of 13 generations! That is something in this young country with so littl
Trekking northwest we found a small park in Gas City, Indiana... cute little place with Garfield the cat as the main attraction! The one thing I liked was that all the street signs were oil derricks! Very cute idea and they can be seen before passing the street you want! Very nice! There is a Garfield Trail but since the weather was rainy and windy and cold we did not visit the surrounding communities looking for Garfield in each one! This is the town Garfield's creator was from and that is why he is such a big part of the town.
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