The 2-week pit stop I’m making in my hometown between moving from Germany to California has given me the ideal opportunity to capture where I’m from. Nestled in the northeast corner of Indiana, Auburn may be an unprecedented teeny blip on a map to everyone else, but to me it’s home.

Here’s a look into the Small Town Life: My hometown of Auburn, Indiana:

A Grasp On History

For only being 181 years old, my little town holds so much history. The Eckhart Carriage Company was founded in 1874 and transformed into the Auburn Automobile Company in 1900.

The company hand-made Cord and Duesenberg cars, beginning in 1903 but ultimately closing shop in 1937. Every Labor Day weekend, my town hosts the world’s largest automotive auction where 80,000 people come from all over the world.

Historic Landmarks

Most of the original landmarks in my town are still standing. We have 4 buildings on the United States’ National Register of Historic Places. Our Public Library was built in 1900, the Jail in 1913, the Courthouse in 1914, the Auburn Hotel in 1922, Post Office in 1934, and the Auburn Water & Electricity Company in 1898.

The Courthouse Square

The area around the Courthouse is adorned with boutiques, bakeries, offices, bars and restaurants. A lot of the buildings have murals on them, giving visitors a taste of why this town is so important to history.

Historic Parks

Along with the historic buildings in Auburn are the numerous parks that date back to the early 1900s. Many of these areas take the cake for me as some of my favorite places in the world, regardless of all the countries I’ve been to. The memories I made as a child biking through the dirt paths, playing softball in the diamond and fishing by the creek will stay with me forever and probably a large reason why I still feel such a connection to this place.

Now that it’s time to move on from here, I hope I don’t forget about this little place and what it means to me.

*UPDATE: We’ve been in the Bay Area of California since November and are loving every minute of it!

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