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
Our good friends Joyce & Dave are visiting from Seattle so took a long drive up to Jerome for the day. Perfectly lovely day and since they had never been before it was a treat for them. Of course we all dined at the Haunted Hamburger (famous eating establishment there). Can't beat the view of the Valley below. Jerome is an old mining town that was built very steeply on the side of a mountain. The sidewalks are mostly uneven so must watch your step and all the little shops cater to the tourist of course. A fun day was had by all!
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