Chapter 21George's 1915 letter from Dow City mentioned a big storm which produced bad mud on the roads, making the thirty-seven mile journey arduous and time consuming. He didn't mention anything else of consequence, though.
Phil pulled off the highway onto Franklin Street, Dow City's version of “Main Street.” The town had approximately five-hundred residents, and didn't take up much real estate. Our previous research didn't net anything on the City Hotel 1915 George stayed in, but being as the town was so small, we decided to drive around and see what we could see. Franklin only went for three blocks and ended at Park Street, where there was, of course, a park. Most of the buildings were one-story, with the exception of one lone two-story building flanking the park. As we passed the buil
