Living where I do in an area that was once a major center for tobacco growing, textile manufacturing and wood products, and which today has changed significantly due to the evolution of global business, I love seeing how local leaders take steps to the preserve the history of their community. This clock, for example, has been recently erected next to a large wall mural that portrays the history of Leaksville, North Carolina, established in 1797.

Looks like the same clock we have in downtown Waynesville