Chihuahuan Desert April 2019 Free Wallpaper of the Month Big Bend National Park is located at the northern end of the Chihuahuan desert. Since most of the Chihuahuan desert is located in Mexico, Big Bend represents the largest protected portion of the Chihuahuan desert in the United States. In Big
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Wildseed Farms Wildseed Farms has been growing fields of wildflowers for the production of seed for over 35 years. They are the nation’s largest working wildflower farm with over 200 acres in Fredericksburg Texas alone. There is no charge for admission and they are open year around, 7 days a week,
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Hodgson Mill March 2019 Free Wallpaper of the Month Hodgson Mill: This turbine-powered mill has been renovated and opened for tourist visits. It is visible from a pull-off area along the road. The combination of the red mill tucked up against the hillside and the clear tumbling waterfall in front
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Colorado Gold Photography Workshop Workshop dates are confirmed, register soon to ensure ticket availability for the train. September 20-27 The date on this workshop will not be set until the schedule for the train is released by the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, which is typically around June. To insure
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Bollinger Mill State Historic Site After receiving a Spanish land grant, George Frederick Bollinger led a group of families from North Carolina to this area and in 1800 began construction of a mill and dam on the Whitewater River. The mill quickly became successful and by the 1820s, a road
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For nearly 5,000 years, people have used the towering sandstone walls of Canyon de Chelly as a place for campsites, shelters, and permanent homes. Managed through a partnership between the National Park Service and the Navajo Nation and located on Navaho Trust Land, Canyon de Chelly (pronounced d’SHAY) National Monument
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Dillard Mill Dillard Mill is one of Missouri’s best-preserved examples of a water-powered gristmill. Sitting along the clear-flowing Ozark stream, Huzzah Creek, the red mill is nestled among trees and near water cascading over a rock dam, creating a picturesque setting. Dillard Mill is the second mill structure at this
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Star’s Mill The property that became Starr’s Mill was owned by Hananiah Gilcoat who built the first mill here before his death in 1825. This site, on Whitewater Creek, was less than a mile from the boundary between Creek Indian lands and the State of Georgia. Hilliard Starr, who owned
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Boxley Mill Villines Mill, also known as Boxley Mill or Whiteley Mill, was originally built circa 1840 by Abner Casey in the Buffalo River valley, in what is now Buffalo National River. After becoming known as Whiteley Mill, the mill was at the center of a Civil War skirmish known
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Alley Springs Mill Alley Spring is an unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri. Alley Spring the 7th largest spring in Missouri with a discharge of 81 million gallons per day. The scenic Alley Mill, or “Old Red Mill” is located there on a spring and is located in
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