In this newsletter: On the road - Our Fall 21 adventure so far Little cannibals of the plains Fall color on Scenic 7 Byway a ghostly tale from 1892
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We're On the Road for a Fall Adventure in the East |
We departed Missouri earlier this month and learned about Big Things in Illinois, and Coal in West Virginia. And we're still on the road! Let's Go Adventure with our latest Travel Blogs.
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Did you know Vandalia, Illinois, is home to the state's oldest existing capitol building, yet it was not the state's first capital? And what is it with all this BIG stuff in Casey? |
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Finding our Lumps in West Virginia
Exploring mining towns of West Virginia, we discovered just how hard a life it is to be a coal miner. We also found a really long arch bridge.
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Here are some of the recent additions since our last newsletter |
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Monster Crash At Crush – There once was a town in Texas that existed only for a day, and exclusively for one event. To purposely crash two locomotives head-on.
Ponca Tribe – The Ponca are a Siouan tribe of Nebraska, who were closely related to the Omaha, Osage, Kanza, and Quapaw.
Fort Leavenworth-Fort Gibson Military Road – The Fort Leavenworth-Fort Gibson Military Road was created in 1837 and designated as the “permanent Indian Frontier” borderline.
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From our recent journeys...
Thurmond, West Virginia – Most Thurmond property is owned by the National Park today. The entire town is a designated historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. Thurmond is the least-populous municipality in West Virginia.
Chillicothe, Ohio – Chillicothe, Ohio, the county seat of Ross County was the first territorial capital and the first and third state capital of Ohio.
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Named by many as one of the ten most beautiful drives in all of the USA, the Scenic 7 Byway passes through Arkansas’ varied geographical regions with views of coastal plains, rolling hills, dense pine forests, and mountain ranges. The entire route passing from north to south through central Arkansas was designated as the state’s first scenic byway. Let’s explore some fall colors… travel Arkansas’ Scenic 7 Byway.
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From the pages of period newspapers, books, and century-old dictionaries comes the slang, lingo, and phrases of the American Frontier. Even if you're not looking for a definition, you'll get a peek into the charm and character of a historic era.
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November is Native American Heritage Month! |
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Make sure to visit our website during November for Native American Heritage Month, as we celebrate great leaders and more. Like this story by Charles A. Eastman, in 1918, in which he writes about Spotted Tail, "He possessed a remarkable mind and extraordinary foresight for an untutored savage; and yet he is the only one of our great men to be remembered with more honor by the white man, perhaps, than by his own people." Read "Spotted Tail – Warrior, Chief & Negotiator".
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