Simpson Springs Pony Express Station The 1861 mail contract listed Simpson’s Springs as a route site, which other sources also identify as Pleasant Springs, Egan’s Springs, and Lost Springs. Fike and Headley place this station eight miles west of Government Creek. George Chorpenning found the site promising in 1851,
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Randall Covered Bridge The Randall/Burrington Covered Bridge is a historic queenpost truss covered bridge in Lyndon Vermont is one of five covered bridges in Lyndon. It formerly carried Burrington Bridge Road across the Passumpsic River; it has been bypassed by a modern bridge. It was listed on the National
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Meteor Crater Fifty thousand year ago, a giant fireball streaked across the North American sky. It struck the Earth in what is now northern Arizona, exploding with the force of 2 1/2 million tons of TNT, or about 150 times the force of the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.
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Elmer Long’s Bottle Tree Ranch Elmer Long’s Bottle Tree Ranch is a landmark on Route 66 located near Oro Grande California in the Mojave Desert. Elmer grew up in California and accompanied his father on trips to the desert where they collected most anything they could find, including bottles
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Sand Island Lighthouse Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful lighthouses on Lake Superior, the structure was built from sandstone quarried right at the building site. The design of the lighthouse was influenced by the Gothic style, popular during the Victorian period. The light tower begins
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Valley of Fire State Park Fire Wave One of the most photographed places in the Valley of Fire, the Fire Wave is a series of rings in the red sandstone. Past the visitor center you will come across the 1.5 mile fire wave trail that brings you to the
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Nubble Lighthouse Nubble Light, also known as Cape Neddick Light Station. The park that overlooks this picturesque lighthouse is called Sohier Park. The lighthouse itself is not accessible to the public but can be photographed and enjoyed from Sohier Park. The Cape Neddick Light is a lighthouse in Cape
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Soulsby Service Station Rt 66 The Soulsby Service Station is a historic service station in Mount Olive, Illinois. The station is located along historic U.S. Route 66 and is the oldest usable service station on the highway in Illinois. The Soulsby Station is an excellent example of a house
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Groveton Covered Bridge The Groveton Covered Bridge is located in Groveton Village, in the town of Northumberland. Built in 1852 by Captain Charles Richardson and his son, the Groveton Bridge is 126 feet long, has a clear span of just over 108 feet, and its overall width is 21
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Valle Grande – Valles Caldera National Preserve About one million years ago, the magnificent valley was formed by collapse, after a series of tremendous volcanic eruptions ejected a Volume of material more than 500 times greater than the May 1980 eruptions of Mt. St Helens, This event climaxed more
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