Small Town Claim to Fame Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
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GoBucks on 06-May-02. Waypoint GC5589
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The claim to fame for Canfield is that it was the home of Elisha Whittlesey, Treasury Comptroller under Presidents Taylor and Lincoln.
Harpersfield, OH. Log will be updated tomorrow or Sunday with better pics of sign. Bad photographer (aka mother) was with me today. Awesome photographer (aka father) will be with me tomorrow. Dad and I had a hearty laugh when we saw the pics Mom had taken this afternoon. Thanks for the fun. This location is about a 7 minute country drive from my parents' home and I was able to nab the cache when home visiting for the holidays.
In 1917 the town was officially incorporated. Pleasanton profited from the thriving cattle industry of the area and became a gathering place for cowboys driving cattle to Kansas. The Stock Raisers Association of Western Texas often held meetings or conventions in the town. By the 1940s the population reached 2,074; it had increased by another 1,000 by the 1960s. In 1966 the "Cowboy Homecoming" was begun in Pleasanton. Since many locals claimed the town was the birthplace of the cowboy, they decided to commemorate the tradition officially. The festival, which occurs annually in August, has cook-offs, fiddler contests, and carnivals in tribute to the cattle industry. Other important industries of the area are peanuts and petroleum. The population of Pleasanton was 6,091 in 1980 and 8,042 in 1994. In 1989 the town adopted a manager-council government. Pleasanton has four state historical markers: the Cooper Chapter 101 of the Masons was recognized in 1971, the town was honored with a marker on the city hall grounds in 1973, and in 1984 the First United Methodist Church and the old site of the San Augustine Church received plaques.
We live near Lodi and have gone past the three signs of this type on different ends of the town numerous times, so this was a very easy cache to log. Didn't notice until after we took the photos that the second coord was right on the line: 082.00.000. Kind of a neat coincidence.
Blue Ash Ohio
Selected in 1997 as one of America's 50 fabulous places to raise your family.
I drive past this sign almost every day.
Selected in 1997 as one of America's 50 fabulous places to raise your family.
I drive past this sign almost every day.
GPS hanging on left side of sign. Located on Route 93 south of Brewster. Brewster use to be a booming railroad town. Passenger cars and lots of coalcars use to passs through. The built railroad cars in the 60's here. The had their own powerplant and turntable. When coal hauling slowed they did too. They now have a train musuem , restaurant and a red caboose.
This is the origial home of the Shawnee Indians before they were forceably relocated to Kansas. This was also the location of Fort Shawnee of the war of 1812.
Passed several of these markers today, so we were very pleased to find this one not claimed. It's for Crooksville, Ohio - the "Clay City" of Perry County. we're not sure what that means, though. Passed this sign while visiting the Viquesney Doughboy in Crooksville.
Oopsie...didn't read description...this is only for Ohio Towns...
Rose Hill, North Carolina, USA is located along US117 north of Wilmington and claims to be the "Home of the World's Largest Frying Pan"....a 45-ft diameter wonder located at the Town Square!
Rose Hill, North Carolina, USA is located along US117 north of Wilmington and claims to be the "Home of the World's Largest Frying Pan"....a 45-ft diameter wonder located at the Town Square!
Hillsboro - "Home of Eliza Jane Thompson, Early Temperance Crusader". Took me a while to find one that had not already been entered! TFTC!
