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A long weekend in central Arkansas
I have a tendency to plan trips when I’m bored. Most of the time, these planning sessions don’t lead to an actual trip, but rather an itinerary for some hypothetical time in the future… which is always nice when said hypothetical time presents itself and most of the planning is already done. At some point… Continue reading
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LBJ National Historical Park and Presidential Library, Texas
Despite falling somewhat in the middle of the “which state is home to the most US presidents” list, Texas actually tops the list of “which state has the most presidential libraries” with three. Of those three, though, only one commemorates a president who was actually born in Texas: Lyndon Baines Johnson or, as he’s commonly… Continue reading
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Castle on the plains – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
Bent’s Old Fort was in fact not a fort in the traditional sense. It may have resembled military fortifications, but it was actually a trading post. Brothers Charles and William Bent and their business partner Ceran St. Vrain built the fort a few miles outside La Junta in 1833, choosing this particular place because it… Continue reading
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