welcome to sharon - my cousin's very own town

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Welcome to Sharon Welcome to Sharon Your Very Own Vermont Town! Your Very Own Vermont Town! Here we go….. Here we go…..

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Tour of Sharon, Vermont

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Page 1: Welcome To Sharon - my cousin's very own town

Welcome to SharonWelcome to SharonYour Very Own Vermont Town!Your Very Own Vermont Town!

Here we go…..Here we go…..

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A few statistics. Not exactly a population boom.A few statistics. Not exactly a population boom.Also, once you reach 75….. look out… Also, once you reach 75….. look out…

City: Sharon, VTWindsor County, VTZip code population (2000): 1,192Estimated population in 2005: 1,179

                                                                                    

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We’re getting close….We’re getting close….

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Welcome to Your Very Own TownWelcome to Your Very Own Town

Sharon, Vermont!Sharon, Vermont!

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Here’s the church in SharonHere’s the church in Sharon

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One of the houses in Sharon. One of the houses in Sharon. I love those porches! Where’s Andy and Opie?I love those porches! Where’s Andy and Opie?

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The Sharon Fire Department. Three doors!The Sharon Fire Department. Three doors!…and check out the cool lettering style on the sign! …and check out the cool lettering style on the sign!

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I guess the town just has the one garage – I guess the town just has the one garage – this must be it…this must be it…

….up there on the hill. Or is that the Sharon Town shed? ….up there on the hill. Or is that the Sharon Town shed?

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If you get sick, you’ve got your own “hospital”. If you get sick, you’ve got your own “hospital”. I think its just the one building though. I think its just the one building though. The brown building is something else. The brown building is something else.

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Here’s the Sharon Post Office. Here’s the Sharon Post Office. Your zip code is 05065.Your zip code is 05065.

Nice flowers! Nice flowers!

Notice though, you can’tenter the Sharon post officeOr park at the Sharon post office

No “arking”

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Now this is really cool. The Sharon Trading Post – Now this is really cool. The Sharon Trading Post – Your own trading post! Your own trading post!

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Notice your trading post has all the modern conveniences.Notice your trading post has all the modern conveniences.Your own ATM, Your own ATM,

……and if you go around the corner, and if you go around the corner, you can CHECK YOUR AIR!!you can CHECK YOUR AIR!!

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The Sharon Academy! This reminds me of the Preble 2-The Sharon Academy! This reminds me of the Preble 2-room schoolhouse where I spent half of the 5room schoolhouse where I spent half of the 5thth grade. Long grade. Long

story.. story..

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Here’s the Sharon town office.Here’s the Sharon town office.Looks like it doubles as the Masonic Lodge Looks like it doubles as the Masonic Lodge

too.too.

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This is the.. ahem.. Sharon Commerce Park.This is the.. ahem.. Sharon Commerce Park.It says – “It says – “A light industrial commercial residential mixed use parkA light industrial commercial residential mixed use park””

Its light use all right! They have the railroad stop all ready to go Its light use all right! They have the railroad stop all ready to go though!though!

(who’s the goofy guy in the hat? Must be the head of the Kiwanis Club.)(who’s the goofy guy in the hat? Must be the head of the Kiwanis Club.)

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so there wasn’t much business in the light so there wasn’t much business in the light industrial commerce park.industrial commerce park.

Well, I found the main source of business in the Well, I found the main source of business in the town….town….

Ok, this has to be my favorite and Ok, this has to be my favorite and highlight of the tour.highlight of the tour.

Well go ahead, click the arrow…

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And if you look closer… And if you look closer… go ahead, click this arrow too…

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Children at Play! ??? Children at Play! ???

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And our final “stop”, the resting place of Sharon-ites…And our final “stop”, the resting place of Sharon-ites…

the Broad Brook Cemetery.the Broad Brook Cemetery.

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I hope you enjoyed your tour of your very own town!I hope you enjoyed your tour of your very own town!

I checked it out – there are at least 15 more states that have a I checked it out – there are at least 15 more states that have a

town of Sharon (town of Sharon (http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharonen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon).).

So I have my work cut out for me… So I have my work cut out for me… I better get going…I better get going…