The road on the east side of the square is known locally as Main Street and has long been the center of town.  It likely started as a buffalo trail, then was a trail for native Americans.  At least by 1830 is was part of the Louisville to Nashville Turnpike and later became part of the Dixie Highway.  In the early 1920's with the creation of the U.S. Highway System it became a part of U.S. Highway 31-W, a major route from northern Michigan to the Gulf Coast in Alabama.  This road was largely responsible for the town's growth for the past two hundred plus years.