This is the Hitching Park as it was in 1906 when it was created by removing hitching posts in front of the stores. This change created a great deal of animosity between the merchants and the rural customers. The townspeople preferred the change which proved to be cleaner and safer as horses sometimes nipped people. Eventually, this change was accepted.
The view is looking toward the southeast corner of the Hitching Park. The house in the foreground is located where the Fire Station now stands. The outbuildings in the back of the house would have been the Waterman farm, which was located across from old Village Hall.