{"id":148524,"date":"2025-04-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=148524"},"modified":"2025-04-16T19:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:03:43","slug":"john-cofields-photo-of-the-week-north-lamar-100-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/john-cofields-photo-of-the-week-north-lamar-100-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cofield\u2019s Photo of the Week: \u201cNorth Lamar 100 Years Ago\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was for decades the main entrance into town. The list of noted northerners coming southbound for the town is impressive. The view they\u2019ve seen through the almost two centuries now is quite varied and a collection of Americana snapshots of Oxford<\/strong>\u2019s times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before 1928 when Oxford began paving The Square<\/strong> and main arteries, North Lamar<\/strong> was a muddy mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before 1928 when Oxford began paving The Square and main arteries, North Lamar was a muddy mess.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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