The D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives in Spearfish, South Dakota was established in 1896. It is one of the oldest operating hatcheries in the country. It has also been known as the Spearfish Fisheries Center, Spearfish Fisheries Complex and the Spearfish National Fish Hatchery. It is also listed on the National Register […]
Across the street from the Alamogordo Airborne Monument in Alamogordo, New Mexico stands the Alamogordo Founders Park. The city of Alamogordo was founded in 1998 and means “fat cottonwood.” The town was developed as a railroad stop for the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad led by Charles Eddy. Dedicated in 1998 the park was […]
Beside the Alameda Park Zoo in Alamogordo, New Mexico is the Alamogordo Airborne Monument. The monument was dedicated in April 2004 to the memory of the WWII airborne Division. A beautiful mural greets you at the entrance and a tree lined brick walkway leads to plaques listing the names of the individuals in the area […]
Who doesn’t love cheesy photo ops! The Post Office and Federal Courthouse in the city of Texarkana is the only one in the U.S. that sits in two states. As the name implies it straddles the state lines of Texas and Arkansas. It has two separate zip codes and is the 2nd most photographed U.S. […]
Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota above the historic city of Deadwood you can find the Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower. Also known as the Mount Theodore Roosevelt Monument it was dedicated to the former president by his good friend Seth Bullock on July 4, 1919. In 1966, the Society of Black Hills […]
While doing some shopping in Hope, Arkansas we happened to pass by the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site and decided to stop in. Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States and served his term between January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001. He was born on August 19, […]
Date Visited: January 18, 2020 Address: Meriwether Lewis Park Rd, Hohenwald, TN 38462 GPS: 35.50631 -87.45821 Website: National Park Service Phone: 1-800-305-7417 On October 11, 1809, Meriwether Lewis was found dead from two gunshots at Grinder’s Inn. To this day it is still not known if it was suicide or murder. The Meriwether Lewis National […]
