We took a drive out into the country last week when we visited Clarkston Washington, the town where we grew up and graduated from high school.
Clarkston isn't a big town at all, but it's a little larger than Anatone, a nearby farming community. Anatone has never been very much of a town…. when I was a child, my dad would always say that it took more time to say 'Anatone Washington' than it took to drive through it.
Bill and I hadn't been back to our old home town and the surrounding countryside for nearly a decade and this sign was there back then.
Anatone hasn't grown any … in fact, I'm pretty sure 38 is probably on the high side, at least for the town limits.
There used to be a school, but it has consolidated with another town. And the few stores that were here are mostly boarded up.
Like in many farming communities everywhere, people would rather get in their cars and shop in the nearest malls.
LINKING TO LESLEY'S SIGNS SIGNS meme. Go visit! It's fun to see what you can learn about the world from signs.
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