Published July 07, 2012, 07:33 AM

After 100 years, a town hangs on

This tiny Nelson County town boasts a population of two — four during the summer months — but it was difficult to tell Friday afternoon when more than 300 showed up to celebrate the town’s centennial. Organizer Bob Vasichek said the “Party on the Prairie” event was Whitman’s last “hoorah” as it slowly becomes a ghost town.

By: By TJ Jerke , Forum Communications, The Jamestown Sun

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