A sign of the times

There is nothing like signage to indicate a place - so I got snap happy on my way to the visit upper New York State. What distinguishes a USA sign in these parts from an Aussie sign? Well there's certainly more villes and bergs on the end of places names - that's for sure - and the English 'town' is perhaps in third place and perhaps the Latin 'ia' in fourth!

And there are always signs of somewhere else over the seas...Lebanon in this case...and the captivating name of Frackville  which is on topic these days as there is a lot of fracking/debate happening right now in the USA. The subject and procedure of fracking (hydraulic fracturing) is dividing parts of the nation in an earth versus economic equation.

I was pleased to discover that I was passing close by the Hershey's Chocolate Factory, but as Mum said one day when we were passing by the Chocolate shop on the way to Daylesford - no time to stop!

I don't think you would find a picture of a reindeer in Australia either...although one would in New Zealand. And I rather like this one of a Farmer on a Tractor.

And then there's the stand-alone commercial signs that constantly beckon you from the side of the road - old and new.

And  the legacy of the frontier wars between Native Americans and the new migrants is evident in this sign.

And the ever-present signs of post-settlement military history and the legacy of that.

And here is a blue New York sign as opposed to green everywhere signs!