One place we didn’t make it to on the trip was Ashville, OH. We had planned to stop there, but the site would have been closed by the time we arrived.
I had read about the world’s oldest working traffic light several years ago, and our tour took us very close to it. It wasn’t until Mindy did some research that we determined it was only 25 minutes from our house!
So, we just completed a quick trip down to check it out, at Ohio’s Small Town Museum in Ashville. The manager took us on a guided tour of the place, and had a lot of interesting info. Here’s the traffic light in question. It was originally installed in 1932, and was taken down for maintenance in the 80’s. Unfortunately, the state wouldn’t let them put it back in operation, since the colorblind couldn’t use it.
More interesting exhibits there…
A flag from around the time Ohio became the 17tth state.
Roy Rogers worked in the town at the local cannery. He got fired for always singing on the job…
A local theater (in the same spot as the museum), which died with the talkies.
All in all, a worthwhile jaunt to see the light and the other exhibits. That’s all, folks!