Main Street in Deary

Deary about 1909, looking north across the main road, which is now the highway. The first building on the left is the Don Sahlin Saloon. Beyond the corner, with a false front facing east and a gable at rear facing south, is the Bill Smith store. The buildings above are not seen clearly, but the peaked roofs of both the hardware and drug store can be distinguished, and the bank certainly existed. Farther up and to the left is the railway station, and well beyond it the Hugh Henry house. Buildings on the east (right) side of the street include the McQueary Hotel, the harness shop, and the Carlson Hotel. In the right-hand section beyond the tracks is the McGown home. (Descrption from the book, The Trees Grew Tall, by John B. Miller)