Tuesday, May 02, 2006

A pioneer's voice, past and present

In 1954 when Hesperia was just a dot on the map, there was little difference between traffic during the day and nighttime because there just weren't many cars around. Once in a while during the day, a car would venture out from among the 200 residents to pick up mail at Walter's General Store with the post office behind the door. The place was practically a ghost town.

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