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Butt Memorial Bridge - Augusta, Georgia
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Published on 09-18-2015 12:23 AM
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The small ornate bridge that spans the Augusta Canal on 15th Street was built in 1914 to immortalize Major Archibald Butt (1865-1912) an Augusta native who was military aide to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Howard Taft, but is remembered as a hero of the Titanic who died saving ...

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Vista House at Crown Point - Corbett, Oregon

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Peter Thody

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Published on 09-17-2015 12:12 AM

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Built between 1916-18 as a memorial to Oregon's pioneers and to provide "a comfort station for the tourist and the travelers" on the Historic Columbia River Highway, Vista House sits atop the Crown Point promontory and provides quite stunning views both up and down the river 733-feet below; ...

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Laurel & Hardy Museum - Harlem, Georgia

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Published on 09-16-2015 12:26 AM

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Harlem is the birthplace and hometown of Oliver Hardy, one-half (the portly one, so maybe two-thirds) of the early movie team that made people laugh through the ...

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Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center - Toutle, Washington

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Published on 09-15-2015 12:08 AM

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If, like most people, you approach Mount St Helens by the northern route SR 504, the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center provides one of the best panoramic views along the way. As well as looking left towards the volcano, look down into the valley and you may be lucky enough to spot members of the elk herd that has moved into the mudflow area of the Toutle River Valley. ...

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Albuquerque Alpacas - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Dennis Goza

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Published on 09-14-2015 12:02 AM

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(Update May 2022): As far as we can tell, this ranch is no longer in business, but we have preserved this article, as evidence of what used to be found here.
This thriving alpaca ranch run by award-winning owners who genuinely love the cuddly critters, ...

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Sternberg Museum of Natural History - Hays, Kansas

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Published on 09-13-2015 12:58 AM

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This museum has a collection of about 3 million specimens taken from the worlds of paleontology, paleobotany, geology, botany, entomology, ichthyology, herpetology, ornithology, and mammalogy. Fossils in the collection represent more than 100,000 vertebrates and more ...

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Coldwater Lake Recreational Area - Cowlitz East, Washington

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Published on 09-12-2015 12:12 AM

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While the Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center that overlooks the lake was closed in 2007, Coldwater Lake itself remains open and is one of the most picturesque and accessible sites in the Mount St Helens region. Follow the Birth of a Lake interpretive trail on the wooden ...

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Sacajawea Grave & Memorial - Fort Washakie, Wyoming

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Published on 09-11-2015 12:37 AM

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Sacajawea, the Native American woman who acted as guide and interpreter for the Lewis & Clark Expedition, is buried near Fort Washakie, Wyoming. There is much controversy over her life and death with some accounts saying she only lived to age 24 and is buried in South Dakota, but at this ...

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Phillips County/Great Plains Dinosaur Museums - Malta, Montana

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Published on 09-10-2015 12:58 AM

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While these two museums are unconnected (and charge separate entry fees), they're located next door to one another and are both home to impressive collections of dinosaur relics. As a county museum Phillips also focuses the heritage of the region with displays relating to native Americans, pioneers and cowboys, ...

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Buffalo Jump State Park - Sun River, Montana

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Published on 09-09-2015 12:43 AM

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A short drive from the town of Ulm is a state park without a tree in it. It is pure prairie, except for a bluff that gives the park its name. It is also known as the Ulm Pishkun State Park. A buffalo jump was a Native American hunting technique where bison were driven over a cliff and ...

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