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
Dolly Parton has certainly done a lot for the folks in this town besides bringing the Dixie Stampede dinner show! We enjoyed the show and the meal which you eat without any silverware! Interesting and wasn't sure how that would be done but amazingly it was and we enjoyed it all. A braized game hen; smoked pork, corn on the cob, potato and buscuit and wonderful creamy veggie soup and a wonderful apple turnover! oh my goodness and an interactive show to boot! Fun times but no pics allowed during show. When Dolly brought Dollywood to the area it created the all important "job" and since then Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg have really grown up and are now holiday destinations for folks from all these southern states besides as far away as MI and OH.. we talked to several of these folks and learned people return time and again they have so much fun!
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