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February 12, 2006 - Sunday

Snow days through history

Today's "blizzard" was a disappointment, but the snow looks nice.

This cow is actually only about four inches tall. It's a decorative fencepost-top outside the Holstein Association at the edge of downtown.





1893 topographical map; we're at the red dot.

Turn-of-the-century view from Prospect Hill in wintertime, just steps away from the house we're in.

And one of the river from the same era, taken from Cemetery Hill, which is the same hill as Prospect Hill. Whether it's called Prospect Hill or Cemetery Hill seems to depend on what part of it you're standing.

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