Pinckneyville, Illinois

Reflections on the Quality of Place

Welcome to Pinckneyville, Ohio, 2015.

The Friendly Little City

Sabina, Ohio

Reflections on the Quality of Place

Welcome to Sabina, Ohio, 2016.

The Eden of Ohio

Morehead City, North Carolina

Inviting Names and Nicknames

Welcome to Fishermen's Paradise, Morehead City, North Carolina, 2021.

Spartanburg, South Carolina

An Off-the-Wall Welcome

Welcome to Spartanburg, South Carolina, 2022.

Hub City

Love Where You Live

Fort Walton Beach, Florida

"The Earth Laughs in Flowers."

Welcome to Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 2017.

The Camellia City

Source of Quote: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Lombard, Illinois

"The Earth Laughs in Flowers."

Welcome to Lombard, Illinois, 2019.

The Lilac Village

Source of Quote: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Pascagoula, Mississippi

A Glimpse of Coastal Mississippi

Welcome to Pascagoula, Mississippi, 2005.

Photographed shortly after Hurricane Katrina

Snowville, Utah

Cowboys as Place Makers

Welcome to Snowville, Utah, 2020.

"Utah's Outback"

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"

Mercuryville, California

Mile High vs. HALF-MILE HIGH

Welcome to Mercuryville, California, 2005.

1/2 Mile High City

Pop. 2

See the last post for the Mile High City.

Denver, Colorado

MILE HIGH vs. Half-Mile High

Welcome to Denver, Colorado, 2005.

The Mile High City

See the next post for the Half-Mile High City.

Cuba, Missouri

Get Your Kicks on Route 66

Welcome to Cuba, Missouri, 2015.

Mural City

Next stop along Route 66: in Oklahoma.

Compare with Cuba NM and Cuba AL.

Aberdeen, South Dakota

Post Card Mimicry
Welcome to Aberdeen, South Dakota, 2021.

The Hub City

Kingsland, Georgia

Steam Engines as Place Makers

Welcome to Kingsland, Georgia, 2007.

The City of Royal Treatment

Perryton, Texas

We Pledge Allegiance to the Map of the Lone Star State of Texas.
Welcome to Perryton, Texas, 2018.
Wheatheart of the Nation

New Mexico (Texico)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to New Mexico, 2018.

New Mexico (Steins)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to New Mexico, 1987.
Land of Enchantment

Washington (Port Kelley)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Washington, 2019.

Washington (Walla Walla)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Washington, 2019.

Washington (Clarkston)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Washington, 2019.
The forty-second state admitted to the Union, 1889.