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| "Heiskell's horse hitches still mark Madera's history" |
Madera's old, concrete hitching posts stand about three and a half feet tall. Attached to the top of the base of each one is a huge ball, and on top of each of these spheres is an iron ring. At one time these pieces of the past dotted all of Madera's more affluent neighborhoods. Most of the fashionable homes in town had these fancy, concrete hitching posts to which residents could secure their horses and buggies.
Today there are just a few remaining. This writer has found four, and one of them has quite a story. (Copy editor's note: One more has been reported in Madera for a grand total of five surviving hitching posts) |
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