Our Town 100 Years Ago: December 1920 part 1

Christmas is fast approaching in the Jefferson Valley. Candlelight tours of the caverns are the first big event of December as a promotion of Morrison Cave. A special dinner was held at the Palm with 40 visitors (at least 21 were influential men from around the state) and close to that many locals attended. Our local band played music outside of the Palm so everyone could enjoy the tunes. After dinner, twenty-one boarded the train for a ride to the cavern area. Another mile had to be covered to reach the cavern entrance. Mr. Morrison led the tour of these important visitors, including some new...