I had never even knew such a place like Bent's Old Fort NHS existed. However, during it's hey day it was the center of a busy part of the world. And such an important fort, trading post, and stopping point for travelers, soldiers, locals, and more. Tribes, Americans, Mexicans, and people from around the world all would stop here at Bent's Fort. … [Read more...]
National Historic Sites
Visiting Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site – North Dakota
Most Americans know the story of Sacajawea (also spelled Sakakawea or Sacajawea) who was a Shoshone woman helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition. What many may not know is that she is from area in the present state of North Dakota close to the area where Lewis and Clark camped at Fort Mandan. The Knife River Indian Villages National … [Read more...]
Guide to Visiting Minidoka National Historic Site
One of the saddest chapters in US history. Minidoka War Relocation Center was one of the "internment camps" constructed to house Japanese (many of whom US citizens) during World War II. Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Executive Order 9066 ordered that all persons of Japanese Ancestry "excluded" from the West Coast of the United … [Read more...]
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Warning...Use of Deadly Force Authorized... It's Classified... Or at least it used to be. These Minuteman Missiles, numbering over 1,000 were placed in silos all across the Midwest. Always on Alert, Always manned 24 hours a day 7 days a week. You may have mixed feelings about these sentinels standing watch. For sure the people who's land … [Read more...]
Guide to Nicodemus National Historic Site – Kansas
Nicodemus National Historic Site protects the only remaining western town settled by freed African American Settlers during the Reconstruction Period. There was a call for African Americans to start moving westward and they were promised land in the free state of Kansas for Homesteading. They came in droves, on train, on foot, and carrying all … [Read more...]