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This is the Thunderbird de la Mesilla, the oldest brick building in the State of New Mexico. Augustin Maurin (of French descent) initiated construction in 1860 using burned brick from his own kiln. He was murdered by robbers in adjoining apartment in 1866. The heir, Cesar Maurin, came to Mesilla…
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If you happen to be inside the Woodland Cemetery in Dayton Ohio, then you may have seen the popular headstone of a boy and his dog. It is, actually, the grave of the Johnny Morehouse, who died at the age of 5. Check out other Ohio historical sites here. Johnny…
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The Wright Brothers grave site is located on a hill at the historic Woodland Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur died in 1912 and Orville in 1948. A large monument with three flags mark the location of the burial site. Together with the brothers, their parents, Susan and Milton, and sister…
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The South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, South Dakota has been a place for people from many different parts of the world to enjoy the artistic legacy of South Dakota in all its diversity. Also, permanent galleries, changing exhibitions, publications, lectures, workshops and guided tours provide the public, artists, university…
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I had been to other aviation museums and locations around southern Ohio — from Dayton’s National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Wright Brothers National Museum, Wright Cycle Company, Wright Brothers Memorial, to Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, even attended the Vectren Dayton Air Show…
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If you want to learn more about Loveland, Ohio, the Loveland Historical Society aka the Loveland Museum Center is the place to be. Discover the lives of Ohio’s pioneers, explore Victorian-era comfort, and learn about the changes that time, innovation, and the industrial revolution brought to this early suburb and…
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Who doesn’t want a little oddity in the middle of a park? The Hollow Earth Theory Monument stands in the middle of the Symmes Park Playground in Hamilton, Ohio. Its history is interesting, to say the least. The monument is the gravesite of Capt. John Cleves Symmes, an 1812 war…
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I was not expecting too much of this place, based from what I read online. And from photos I saw, the Trammel Fossil Park in Sharonville, Ohio looks like one of those mineral quarries that is almost devoid of fossils. The fact that it is a public park and the…
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