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Montana | Places

Great Falls, Montana: 5 Essential Facts About the City Lewis and Clark Almost Missed
ByFrans Lambrechtsen April 3, 2026April 15, 2026

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Great Falls, Montana has a secret. In 1805, Lewis and Clark heard its roaring waterfalls from seven miles away — then spent a brutal month trying to get past them. That same wild river later powered one man’s dream of an Electric City. Come find out what most travelers miss.

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New Mexico | People

Billy the Kid: 7 Legendary Facts About the West’s Most Wanted Outlaw
ByFrans Lambrechtsen March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

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His name was Henry McCarty. But history remembers him as Billy the Kid…one of the most famous outlaws the American West ever produced. By the time he was shot dead on July 14, 1881, he was only 21 years old! In that short life, he killed at least four men, escaped from jail twice, and…

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Colorado | Places

The Forgotten Uranium Town That Helped Build the Atomic Bomb
ByFrans Lambrechtsen February 21, 2026March 5, 2026

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Deep in western Colorado, a town once stood that helped end World War II. It was called Uravan. At its peak, more than 800 people lived there. Today, nothing remains above ground. The whole town was demolished, buried, and erased.

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