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So, I have been blogging quite a bit this weekend I think in anticipation for the fact I will be out of touch for a few days hanging in Carleton, NE. As you know me, I love little tidbits, so here are a few about Carleton.

  1. "Milo Capital of Nebraska"
  2. Carleton is a village in Thayer County.
  3. The community was named for Carleton Emory, son of a landowner.
  4. The latitude of Carleton is 40.300N. The longitude is -97.678W.
  5. It is in the Central Standard time zone.
  6. Elevation is 1,565 feet.
  7. The estimated population, in 2003, was 128.

Here is a silly little tidbit, I have "almost" been to Carleton before, back in '05 when my sister lived in godforsaken Garden City, KS, my mom, the kids and I took a little roadtrip through Nebraska looking for long passed relatives.

We found them close to Clatonia, NE in the middle of NOWHERE, but not so far from Carleton.

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carey said…
enjoy your iceberg salad and your french dip with fries :)
9:37 PM
Karen said…
Be safe---and come back with stories for us!
3:46 PM
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