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Fort Stanwix National Monument
Rome Historical Society
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The Rome Historical Society - Friends of the Fort sits next to the grounds of Fort Stanwix National Monument. This free museum has exhibits related to the historic fort, the Erie Canal, the history of Rome, NY, and more!
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Katie Shepard
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Katie Shepard owned "The Beeches" hotel on North Manitou Island.
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Depriving western old-growth forests of fire brought them to the brink. Now the fire they need also threatens them. To fix this, parks are returning to mechanical forestry methods.
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Scotts Bluff National Monument Store
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The Murphy Wagon was used first by traders on the Santa Fe Trail. Later, emigrants adapted the Murphy wagon to haul their belongings to Oregon and California.
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Carrie Chapman Catt (1859 -1947) began her career as a national women’s rights activist when she addressed the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890 at their national convention in Washington DC. She quickly became a dedicated writer, lecturer, and recruiter for the suffrage movement. She also worked for peace and was a co-founder of the League of Women Voters.
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The Ohio and Erie Canalway National Heritage Area spurred economic development across the nation by creating an inland connection for goods from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, known as the heartland of America to the eastern seaboard. This development fueled westward expansion, a national market economy, a booming industrial manufacturing sector, and the settlement of towns, villages, and cities along the canal.
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The Oregon Trail Pathway Trailhead is the starting point for a 1/2 mile long trail that leads from the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center Parking Lot to the site of William Henry Jackson's 1866 campsite. Along the way, visitors can explore replica wagons and learn what life on the Great Platte River Road was like for emigrants traveling to Oregon, California and Utah was like in the mid to late 1800s.
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Prairie View Trail
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The West Trailhead of Scotts Bluff National Monument's Prairie View Trail. This trail is open to bicyclists and hikers and connects to the City of Gering's Monument Valley Pathway.
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Saddle Rock Trail
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The Saddle Rock Trail is the most popular hiking trail at Scotts Bluff National Monument. The trail leads 1.6 miles from the Scotts Bluff National Monument Visitor Center to the summit of Scotts Bluff. It is a 435 foot ascent featuring some of the best views in the state of Nebraska.
Scotts Bluff National Monument
The South Overlook Trail
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Scotts Bluff National Monument
The North Overlook Trail
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This is the trailhead for the 1/2 mile long North Overlook Trail. This trail features wonderful views of the North Platte River, the badlands, and the cities of Gering and Scottsbluff.
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James Arcules enlisted in Medfield, Massachusetts into the company of Benjamin Bullard, in Col. Jonathan Brewer’s regiment and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the diagonal.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Lock 29 Trailhead Information
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The Ohio & Erie Canal made Peninsula a busy industrial town and popular overnight stop for canal travelers. Today visitors can stroll through the historic downtown, shop, and dine. Lock 29 Trailhead is a popular, often crowded access point for the village, Towpath Trail, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, and Cuyahoga River Water Trail. On the towpath, travel 2.3 miles north to the village of Boston. About a mile south is Deep Lock and connecting trails to old stone quarries.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Boston Trailhead
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The Village of Boston is a crossroads for hikers, cyclists, runners, paddlers, and horse riders. Boston Trailhead provides parking for the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath, Valley, and Buckeye trails. Paddlers may park their vehicles at the trailhead after unloading equipment at the Cuyahoga River Water Trail drop-off. Horse trailers are permitted. However, the parking lot was not designed to accommodate them, and it can be a challenge to navigate.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Red Lock Trailhead
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The Red Lock Trailhead area is a place to observe how nature is reclaiming old industrial sites and canal ruins. The small trailhead provides access to the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Valley Trail, and Cuyahoga River Water Trail. The area is a hotspot for birding, especially during spring migration. About a half-mile south on the towpath is the site of the Jaite Paper Mill, once a large employer in Cuyahoga Valley.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Val-Kill Cottage
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This former furniture factory was converted into a rambling, modest cottage for Eleanor Roosevelt in 1937, today known as Val-Kill Cottage. Following FDR's death in 1945, this became Eleanor Roosevelt's primary residence, frequently inhabited by grandchildren, friends, and associates.
Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Karl Knapp (Prairie Creek) to Foothills Trail Loop
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Located in the southern half of the parks, this one of the most scenic loop trails in the redwoods. It is also wheel chair accessible.
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Cerro Del Medio
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Cerro del Medio began erupting approximately 1.1 million years ago and continued for about 25,000 years. Its lava flows created very high-quality obsidian for human use. A very sharp and shiny black rock, obsidian can be fashioned or “knapped” into tools, spear points, and arrowheads. It was also used as a form of currency, traded across long distances in the Americas.