El Dorado, Kansas

♫ Sunrise, Sunset, Swiftly Flow the Days ♫

Welcome to Butler County, Kansas, 2021.

♫ Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers, blossoming even as we gaze. ♫

Dover, Delaware

State Capitals ~ Grade Their Welcome Signs

Welcome to Dover, Delaware, 2018 (above) and 2022 (below).

What grade would you give the state capital welcome sign above? A B C D F

What grade would you give the re-designed state capital sign below? A B C D F

Bernardstown, Massachusetts

Welcomed by a Present Participle

Welcome to Bernardstown, Massachusetts, 2018.

Douglas, Isle of Man

Greetings from the British Isles

Welcome to Douglas, Isle of Man, 2011.

Probably part of the British Isles

Horley, England

Greetings from the British Isles

Welcome to Horley, England, 2015.

Definitely part of the British Isles

Milford, Delaware

♫ Ford Every Stream . . . ♫

Welcome to Milford, Delaware, 2018.

♫ Climb Every Mountain, Ford Every Stream, Follow Every Rainbow, Til You Find Your Dream ♫

Westchester, Illinois

Hierarchies of Settlement Geography ~ The Incorporated Village

Welcome to Westchester, Illinois, 2019.

With 17,000 people, Westchester is incorporated as a village.

Sardinia, New York

Hierarchies of Settlement Geography ~ The New York Town

Welcome to Sardinia, New York, 2013.

Towns in New York are like townships in the rest of the country.

With 2,800 people, Sardinia is incorporated as a New York Town.

Midway, North Carolina

Hierarchies of Settlement Geography ~ The Town

Welcome to Midway, North Carolina, 2016.

With 5,000 people, Midway is incorporated as a town.

Emporia, Virginia

Hierarchies of Settlement Geography ~ The Independent City

Welcome to Emporia, Virginia, 1997.

With 5,700 people, Emporia is incorporated as an independent city.

La Mirada, California

Hierarchies of Settlement Geography ~ The City

Welcome to La Mirada, California, 2016.

With 50,000 people, La Mirada is incorporated as a city.

Hamer, South Carolina

Hierarchies of Settlement Geography ~ The County

Welcome to Dillon County, South Carolina, 2020.

With 28,000 people, Dillon County is one of the primary civil divisions of South Carolina.

Red Wing, Minnesota

Featuring Cultural Geography ~ Indian Settlement

Welcome to Red Wing, Minnesota, 2021.

McGregor, Iowa

Featuring Physical Geography ~ Pikes Peak

Welcome to McGregor, Iowa, 2019.

Home of Pikes Peak

Dana Point, California

Rock Solid Greetings

Welcome to Dana Point, California, 2020.

Fort Lupton, Colorado

Rock Solid Greetings

Welcome to Fort Lupton, Colorado, 2013.

Pearson Park

Great Outdoors Colorado

Wabash, Indiana

Bragging About Being First

Welcome to Wabash, Indiana, 2018.

First Electrically Lighted City in the World

Kittery, Maine

Bragging About Being First

Welcome to Kittery, Maine, 2019.

Maine's First Town

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

Chincoteague, Virginia

2022: Chincoteague Postmark

1992: Chincoteague Postmark

Chincoteague Post Office, 2022

Chincoteague Welcome Sign, 2022

Chincoteague Good-Bye Sign, 1992

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Chincoteague, Virginia, 1992, 2022.