Navarre Beach, Florida

Ending the Year With the Best

Welcome to Navarre Beach, Florida, 2017.

Florida's Best Kept Secret

Whitney Point, New York

Ending the Year With the Best

Welcome to Whitney Point, New York, 2017.

Best by a Dam Site

Whitney Point Reservoir Dam

Salvo, Waves and Rodanthe, North Carolina

Ending the Year With the Best

Welcome to Salvo, Waves and Rodanthe, North Carolina, 2019.

Best Tasting Municipal Drinking Water in North Carolina

Santa Claus, Indiana

Santa Claus as Place Maker

Welcome to Santa Claus, Indiana, 2022.

America's Christmas Hometown

Snowville, Utah

Cowboys as Place Makers

Welcome to Snowville, Utah, 2020.

"Utah's Outback"

Spencer, Indiana

Patriots as Place Makers

Welcome to Spencer, Indiana, 2017.

Home of the Patriots

Northfield, Vermont

Covered Bridges as Place Makers

Welcome to Northfield, Vermont, 2018.

Cleveland, Alabama

Covered Bridges as Place Makers

Welcome to Cleveland, Alabama, 2018.

Elizabethton, Tennessee

Covered Bridges as Place Makers

Welcome to Elizabethton, Tennessee, 2019.

Marshville, North Carolina

Musicians as Place Makers

Welcome to Marshville, North Carolina, 2020.

Home of Randy Travis

Coeburn, Virginia

Musicians as Place Makers

Welcome to Coeburn, Virginia, 2019.

The Home of Jim and Jesse

Ralph Stanley II

Danny O'Quinn Jr.

The Home of Friendly People

Littlefield, Texas

Musicians as Place Makers

Welcome to Littlefield, Texas, 2017.

Home Town of Waylon Jennings

Brewton, Alabama

Musicians as Place Makers

Welcome to Brewton, Alabama, 2017.

Home of Country Music Legends

William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys and

Hank Locklin

Moorefield, West Virginia

Star-Struck Maps on Welcome Signs

Welcome to Moorefield, West Virginia, 2021.

We've been waiting for you.

Moreauville, Louisiana

Star-Struck Maps on Welcome Signs

Welcome to Moreauville, Louisiana, 2022.

Home of the Louisiana Farm Festival

Courtland, Kansas

Star-Struck Maps on Welcome Signs

Welcome to Courtland, Kansas, 2009.

Zeigler, Illinois

Star-Struck Maps on Welcome Signs

Welcome to Zeigler, Illinois, 2015.

Guymon, Oklahoma

Star-Struck Maps on Welcome Signs

Welcome to Guymon, Oklahoma,  2017.

An American Original

Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Star-Struck Maps on Welcome Signs

Welcome to Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 2012.

Happy Geography Awareness Week!

Kingwood, West Virginia

Star-Struck Maps on Welcome Signs

Welcome to Kingwood, West Virginia, 2021.

Home of Buckwheat Festival

Happy Geography Awareness Week!

Clear Brook, Virginia

Star-Struck Maps on Welcome Signs

Welcome to Frederick County, Virginia, 2018.

Happy Geography Awareness Week!

St. Clair, Pennsylvania

Honoring All Vets on Veterans Day

Welcome to St. Clair, Pennsylvania, 2017.

St. Clair Hometown Hero

Lebo, Kansas

Getting Ready for Veterans Day

Welcome to Lebo, Kansas, 2021.

"Proud Veteran City"

Monroe, North Carolina

Getting Ready for Veterans Day

Welcome to Monroe, North Carolina, 2020.

Purple Heart City

Harrisburg, North Carolina

Getting Ready for Veterans Day

Welcome to Harrisburg, North Carolina, 2021.

Welcome to Cabarrus County

The Right Side of Opportunity

A Purple Heart Town

Compare with Harrisburg PA, Harrisburg OR, and Harrisburg SD.

Liberal, Kansas

Getting Ready for Veterans Day

Welcome to Liberal, Kansas, 2018.

POW MIA You Are Not Forgotten

New Church, Virginia

2013: Maryland-Virginia Line
Dixieland: The South Starts Here
Viewed from the north

2020: Maryland-Virginia Line
God Bless America: The South Starts Here
Viewed from the north

2022: Maryland-Virginia Line
Dixieland: The South Ends Here
Viewed from the south

The Changing Cultural Landscape

Welcome to the South, New Church, Virginia, 2013, 2020, 2022.

A decade of change: "Dixieland" has survived; the Confederate Battle Flag has not.

Tangier Island, Virginia

2022: Tangier Postmark

Tangier Post Office, 2022

Tangier Welcome Sign, 2022

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Tangier Island, Virginia, 2022.

Quinby, Virginia

2022: Quinby Postmark

1992: Quinby Postmark

Quinby Post Office, 2022

Quinby Welcome Sign, 2022

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Quinby, Virginia, 1992, 2022.

Wachapreague, Virginia

2022: Wachapreague Postmark

1992: Wachapreague Postmark

Wachapreague Post Office, 2022

Wachapreague Post Office, 2022
Three-Generation Field Trip

Wachapreague Welcome Sign, 2018

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Wachapreague, Virginia, 1992, 2018, 2022.

"Little City By The Sea"

Belle Haven, Virginia

2022: Belle Haven Postmark

1992: Belle Haven Postmark

Belle Haven Post Office, 2018
Constructed ca. 1950

Belle Haven Welcome Sign, 2022

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Belle Haven, Virginia, 1992, 2018, 2022.

Painter, Virginia

2022: Painter Postmark

1992: Painter Postmark

Painter Post Office, 2022

Painter Welcome Sign, 2022
Along U.S. 13

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Painter, Virginia, 1992, 2022.