Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs! IV

Our last sign is the iconic, but now gone, Highway 109 Hanging Entrance sign. We’ve showcased this sign before, but those photos were before Camp Craig arrived. This week you’ll note a cedar plank bearing the name “Camp Edwin W. Craig” is added to the very bottom of the sign. The hanging sign graced the entrance of Boxwell for approximately thirty years, 1964-1995.

You’ll note from the photo the large embankments on either side of Creighton Lane. Turning in to Boxwell from the two lane Highway 109 was entering a different world. To showcase how different the entrance was from today, we have included all six photos in this series taken by Michael Seay in 1974.

To see other photos of the sign, follow these links:
https://virtualboxwell.org/v3/blog/2018/07/22/from-the-archives-july-22-2018/
https://virtualboxwell.org/v3/blog/2018/07/25/from-the-archives-july-25-2018/

Car turning into Boxwell Reservation, passing the hanging cedar sign, 1974. Photo by Michael Seay.

Highway 109 Hanging Cedar Sign looking north toward Gallatin with a truck on the highway, 1974. Photo by Michael Seay.

Highway 109 Hanging Cedar Sign with dirt embankments. Highway 109 running north into Gallatin, 1974. Photo by Michael Seay.

Highway 109 Hanging Cedar Sign looking north up Highway 109 into Gallatin, 1974. Photo by Michael Seay.

Highway 109 Hanging Cedar Sign from Creighton Lane. “Camp Craig” is clearly visible here, 1974. Photo By Michael Seay

Highway 109 Hanging Cedar Sign. This photo is an edit to focus on the sign itself with all cedar planks clearly visible, 1974. Photo by Michael Seay.