Noted historian Dr. Robert W. Sledge comes to the Village on December 8 to discuss the geography of Abilene. Sledge, a retired professor of history at McMurry University, is the author of several books, most recently It’s A Jungle Out There: Mascot Tales from Texas High Schools, published by our own State House Press. Some towns are built around lakes or mineral deposits or other distinguishing geographic features. But what’s distinctive about the geography of Abilene? Why did people build a town here? Come listen to Dr. Sledge and find out!