Hoover Dam Part of the brilliant public works projects, during the Great Depression, construction on Hoover Dam began in 1931 and lasted until 1936. The enormous undertaking, which resulted in harnessing the Colorado River, used to accessible by car, via interstate 93, you would simply drive over...
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President Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Park It took us two separate visits, neither planned, to see President Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace and Childhood Home. In pouring rain, we pulled off the highway, driving north on the 65, in Kentucky, following brown historical signs to Knob Creek Place, to this small log cabin, which housed...
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White Sands, New Mexico I love spontaneous and serendipitous travel; however, there are times when information and planning are invaluable. When I headed off to White Sands, I was dually motivated. First, I wanted to see this remarkable place, which my sister, Caroline, had introduced me to, through a photograph of...
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Mandela I remember reading Part of My Soul Went with Him, by Winnie Mandela, and while not agreeing with their socialist idea’s, I certainly supported their work for freedom of speech and the right to assemble, and shared their disdain for apartheid. Walking through the streets of London, in 1986, I stopped...
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Remembering our Veterans I remember my first trip to Washington D.C., as a child, as well as my first as an adult, and the last. For over ten years now, I have been fortunate enough to visit my nation’s capital, at least once a year; and without exception, every trip brings new discoveries and...
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The Covered Bridges (Yes, of that Madison County) Have you ever gone in search of some place from a favorite book or movie? I most assuredly and unabashedly have, and I know I am not alone in looking for a restaurant or book store, simply because someone whose work I admired mentioned a...
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Peekskill “This memorial is dedicated to all whose lives were lost in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 Erected in memory of our fallen brother, Sam Oitice FDNY Ladder 4, Peekskill Engine 134 We shall never forget The chiefs, Officers and Members of the Peekskill Fire Department” The first 9-11 Memorial,...
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The Women’s Rights National Historical Park “I never forget that we are sowing winter wheat which the coming spring will see sprout and other hands than ours will reap and enjoy.” ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton ~ During one of those times when we were without a home, we took a road...
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Wright Brother’s National Memorial Kitty Hawk and the Outer Banks , North Carolina, in general, are not off of the 95, but worth the detour! We started our tour of the area, by going to Kill Devil Hills, where on December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers, made the “first controlled powered...
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Our Nations Smallest Post Office “Considered to be the smallest post office in the United States, this building was formerly an irrigation pipe shed belonging to the J. T. Gaunt Company tomato farm. It was hurriedly pressed into service by postmaster Sidney Brown after a disastrous night fire in 1953 burned Ochopee’s...
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