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Wyoming | Places

Devils Tower Wyoming: What is the Legend Behind the Great Bear Rock?
ByFrans Lambrechtsen August 25, 2019July 16, 2026

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What was the first national monument in the United States? If you said Devils Tower, Wyoming (September 1906), then you’d be right. (C’mon. Admit it. You were probably thinking of a different place….) What is Devils Tower? Devils Tower is a large geologic feature that stands nearly 1,300 feet over the plains of northeast Wyoming….

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Idaho | Things

What Forgotten Struggles Shaped the Oregon Trail Through Idaho?
ByFrans Lambrechtsen July 28, 2019July 16, 2026

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The historic Oregon Trail through Idaho was a long and difficult route for early American pioneers. Thousands of families traveled west in covered wagons during the nineteenth century. They left their homes to find fertile land and gold. This specific part of the journey across the modern state of Idaho brought many new challenges. Travelers…

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New Mexico | Things

Route 66 in New Mexico: What Made This Highway So Magical?
ByFrans Lambrechtsen June 25, 2019July 16, 2026

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This post is about a legend: Route 66 in New Mexico. Well, part of a legend. It’s about Route 66, the Mother Road. But it’s about the part of Route 66 that passes (or passed) through New Mexico. Origins of Route 66 through New Mexico To cover all of Route 66 could be a book….

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