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Western Nebraska
A portion of the old highway still remains.
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Original Highway 20
May 31, 2011Drummer, Memorial Day
May 27, 2011
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Waterloo, New York
Happy National Tap Dance Day!
May 25, 2011
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Addison, Illinois
A Queen and Her Court
May 23, 2011
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Chadron, Nebraska
The Fur Trade Days Queen and her court ride down Main Street.
Surplus Bride
May 21, 2011
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Westfield, New York
Those who live in the Chautauqua region of New York point, with justifiable pride, to the area’s charm and beauty, the Finger Lakes wineries, the Chautauqua Institution…. Certainly they’re not lacking in a sense of humor, either.
Shoshoni Shops
May 20, 2011
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Shoshoni, Wyoming
Although Shoshoni looked like a ghost town, a sign in the drug store window announced an upcoming Cowboy Poetry Night.
Lucy Ray, 74
May 16, 2011
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Idaho Falls, Idaho
“I get up at 2:30 in the morning to be here by 4. At 5 a.m., there’s always a trucker, and a few farmers for coffee and a bite to eat before going out in the fields. The retired guys with wives are still sleeping then, but they’ll come in later and meet for coffee. There’s never a time when we don’t have customers, which is why I like this job. I’m never off the floor more than 10 minutes total in a nine-hour shift.
“It’s the same old crowd, day after day. The same old conversations. I can always tell what time of day it is just by looking down the counter.”
White Sulphur Temple
May 12, 2011
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Sharon Springs, New York
Now part of the national historic district in Sharon Springs, New York, the temple was part of the mineral water spa that drew visitors from the early 19th century to the the start of World War II.
Cemetery, Memorial Day
May 6, 2011
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Waterloo, New York
Waterloo, N.Y., takes Memorial Day seriously, staking its claim as this holiday’s birthplace. In the summer of 1865, local druggist Henry C. Welles suggested honoring the Civil War’s dead by placing flowers on their graves. The following May, the village held its first official celebration, draping evergreens with black, flying flags to half mast, and parading to the three village cemeteries to decorate the graves of the fallen soldiers.
One resident was moved by a more pragmatic patriotism. Speaking from the diner she owns on Main Street, which was filled with American flags, she watched through the window as other town residents worked in a frenzy to prepare for the parade. “They’re expecting 30,000 people. Where’re they gonna put them? 20,000 people. No room. 10,000 people. Where’re they gonna put 10,000 people? They’re making a big mistake.”
L-Bow Room Bar
May 4, 2011
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Johnstown, Nebraska
This small bar offers patrons unparalleled living on the edge: The sign in the window warned “Microwave in Use,” while the sign inside the bar read, “Smoking is NOT Prohibited.”
The L-Bow Room had no running water or plumbing, so Cleo Dodd, the 70-plus owner, carried in jugs of water every morning. The bar served the needs of local farmers and ranchers who wanted a cup of coffee, a cold beer or a round of pool.
The Accidental Highway 