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- 04 Apr
tomtum in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTSTop 5 US towns stuck in time
Harrisville, New Hampshire
It is amazing how the most nondescript spot on the map can sometimes prove to be a tourist-magnet in disguise, especially if we’re talking about small towns. The beauty of some small towns is the fact that they are not even aware of their own touristic potential – until a curious traveler makes them known in some way.
Here are some small towns whose main attraction is the fact that they seem to be caught in a time-warp, and nothing has changed there in decades. If you want to travel back to the past, here are the top 5 US towns stuck in time.
Oxford, Mississippi
If it hadn’t been for the Ole Miss, the University of Mississippi, Oxford would be the stereotypical quiet small town. However, it is livelier than one might think, despite the fact that it probably pretty much like it did in the second half on the 19th century, after its founding.The old town square and downtown areas are booming with business: a nice bookshop, eateries, a diner and even a quaint little department shop (the oldest documented shop in the South). In addition to this, don’t forget to visit all those William Faulkner-related attractions (he based his fictional Jefferson on Oxford, after all).
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo was founded in the 1867, and at its beginnings it was just a stop on the way to Fort Concho. But it became a county seat, a railroad station, a sanatorium town for patients with tuberculosis and then it became rich off the oil industry.Most of the visitors to the town are drawn by its distinctly Old West atmosphere, and several interseting historic buildings: Cactus Hotel, historic buildings of Concho Avenue, Miss Hattie’s Bordello Museum.
Galena, Illinois
photo by Chris Light of English Wikipedia
Galena is named after the lead containing mineral that used to be extracted there in the 18th and 19th centuries, but nowadays it is known for its beautifully preserved 19th century architecture.
The small town of little over 3000 inhabitants draws a lot of attention, especially from the nearby city-dwellers from Chicago. More than 85% of the town is made up of stone and brick buildings dating back to the 1800’s.
Truckee, California
Back in the age when the railroad was something special, Truckee was a booming little station town near Lake Tahoe. Now it is still visited by many, albeit for different reasons. The historic district of Truckee has several points of interest: the old town jail, the First and Last Chance Saloon and a restored gas-station turned retail store.
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In the 19th century, Harrisville used to be a small textile mill village that today is seen to embody all that’s best about New England small towns. There are several very old cottages and houses in the town, as well as the Cheshire No. 1 mill, the last textile mill to have closed in New England, as well as the Chesham Baptist Church, dating back to the 18th century.
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