ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, January 1, 1996 TAG: 9601020196
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 5 EDITION: HOLIDAY
Looking to find or get back to small-town life? Get a copy of ``The 100 Best Small Towns in America,'' by Norman Crampton (Macmillan paperback). It rates Essex, Conn., as the best small town in America. Crampton screened towns with populations of 5,000 to 15,000 outside the suburban sprawl of major metropolitan areas, describing each through statistical information and comments from residents, the Dallas Morning News says.
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