On the 28th we traveled to Atlanta which is just about 8 miles down the road from Lincoln. As you enter the town, which has about 1700 residents, you are greeted by the town's water tower. It shows they also have a sense of humor.

As we talked with Lucille and got some of the town history, we were joined by Larry on the left and Bill on the right. We sat and just talked. What a great time in America!

Just down the corner from the park and on the opposite corner is the beautiful six sided library building with matching clock tower. It was fun to hear the tower chime on the hour.

These are a few of the buildings in the downtown area. This building on the corner is owned by Bill, the gentleman who met and sat with us on the bench on the sidewalk. He actually runs a business that produces training materials all over the world. He picked Atlanta because he liked the lifestyle.

On the main street across from the park is this giant statue holding a hot dog. Originally designed to hold an axe as Paul Bunyan, this statue was purchased in 1965 by H. A. Stephens. The axe was replace with a hot dog and the statue was then placed in front of his restaurant in Cicero, Illinois. He changed the name to Bunyon's to avoid any copyright issues. The figure is on loan to the city of Atlanta by the family.

The white building is where the scales were. You would drive your wagon onto a large wooden platform. The man in the building would weigh your wagon and load. You would then pull into the elevator. After dumping your load you would reweigh your wagon. The building in the middle is the engine building.