Downtown Forest City, ca. 1925
Downtown Forest City. The cars tell a story. Cars started out being open topped. About 1916 came the advent of hard topped autos, but they were very expensive and few people could afford them. This image displays the transition-- some hard and others canvas tops. ca. 1925
Image Courtesy of Carol Whiteis & Ruth Leibrand Personal Collections
Pathways
Besides provided a place to buy supplies, why was the general store an important part of a community.
Media Artifacts
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