Christmas Village 2013 (part 1)

Every year we put up a Christmas village. It started back in 1995 or so, and has grown in size until it now covers 2 full sheets of plywood.

It started out as a whimsical display, with no thought given to period or scale. I have attempted to make it all match O scale, or about 1/43. I have also tried to focus it on small town America circa 1959. This is my town of Grant, Indiana, population 43,167. Named in honor of the Union General and the 18th President, Grant is the county seat of Facetious County and was established in 1814, two years before statehood. It is located near the Wabash River. Originally named New Wertenburg, it was re-named Grant in 1878 after the death of its namesake.