Tag: National Historic Landmark
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Our Fragile World
Even in Arizona we knew we couldn’t dodge all the bad weather, so on a rainy Sunday (and boy was it raining!) we took the short drive south to visit the Titan Missile Museum. Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994, it houses the last remaining Titan II missile (now deactivated) in the country. From 1963…
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Travels With Minnie: The Gateway to the West
We passed through St. Louis today on our westward journey. The Gateway Arch, the world’s tallest arch and the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, stood out against a clear blue sky. Completed in 1967 and officially dedicated to the American people, it stands as a monument to our country’s westward expansion – a…
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