An apparent Fourth of July celebration, possibly during World War I, shows Main Street in Deer Lodge, Montana. Today the buildings look much the same but the globed light posts disappeared years ago and the fountain was moved to the courthouse lawn. Photo from Model T Forum.
By Kevin S. Giles
Hometowns fascinate me.
It appears I’m not alone. I see a proliferation of “I Grew Up In (Name Your Hometown)” social groups on Facebook, the preferred social media for nostalgia-inclined adults. I have my hometown and I’m sure you have yours. Get involved. Let it all out. Make some true confessions. What’s the point of living if you can’t admit that you, and some fine senior classmates, toilet-papered your English teacher’s house on Halloween?
I’m speaking for a friend, of course.