Hebe Jebes Issue Sep to Oct 2013 Sep 2013 | Page 47

A WAR TIME
REASON FOR hiram’s highway

I thought I’d check out the history behind the naming of Hiram’s Highway and, in
doing so, discovered quite a few differing accounts of the builder of the road, from
Hiram Potts, to K. Potts, to a Lt. Potts, to a Captain Potts and even a Major Potts.

Words Bill Lake

September/october 2013

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