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"While Pickstown may not be what it once was, it still is framed by the natural beauty of the ancient..." — Tom Brokaw

While Pickstown may not be what it once was, it still is framed by the natural beauty of the ancient river, the sweep of the Great Plains, and the long, unbroken shoreline of the lake behind the dam. It gave me a 19th-century childhood in a modern mid-20th-century town, and for that I will always be grateful.
Tom Brokaw
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