Recorded in Cowan, Tennessee.
This snapshot was gathered in conjunction with the Museum on Main Street program at the Smithsonian Institution and its "Stories from Main Street" initiative. The project is intended to capture Americans' impressions and stories about their small-town and rural neighborhoods, waterways, personal experiences, and cultural traditions.
What's your favorite memory of living in a small town?
"Back when I was three or four years old, up in Livingston, Montana, we lived outside the town, about a mile and a half, and I could walk anywhere into town that I wanted, and nobody bothered me, except to ask me if I was lost. And I felt totally safe."
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