“Mapmakers call it Highway 127, but the folks who live inside the dots on the map just call it Main Street.
“U.S. 127 meanders through lush valleys and scenic highlands, pausing to be the main drag in small towns and hamlets from Dunlap to the Ohio state line.”
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Ugh. I think I’m going to be sick.
I wrote those sugarcoated sentences in The Chattanooga Times in August 1987 on the eve of “America’s Longest Outdoor Sale Festival.” Still in my 20s, I remember being charmed by the brand-new event that has since come to be known internationally as the World’s Longest Yard Sale.