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Abandoned House

A demolition on N. Main

by Vickie Elmer

posted 8/14/2009

Vacant so long that part of the roof has collapsed, the faded white house at 1315 North Main is surrounded by a jungle of overgrowth. Neighbors can't recall who last lived there, and for years the county unsuccessfully tried to track the late owners' heirs. No one ever came forward to pay taxes, and in April it went up for sale in a tax foreclosure auction--and

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