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The Port Clinton Lighthouse is a 40-ft split-stone tower that was built in 1833 and considered one of the earliest lighthouses on Lake Erie, Ohio! A detached stone dwelling provided living quarters for the lighthouse keeper and his family. This light was discontinued in 1870 due to its poor location…
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Those who have been to the Ash Cave in Logan, Ohio would agree with me that the enormous natural cavern has the most beautiful waterfall in Ohio. This is my favorite waterfall so far, in all the waterfalls I’ve visited. Located inside the Hocking Hills State Park, the Ash Cave…
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The Yankee Air Museum in Belleville, Michigan is easy to find since it is located at Willow Run Airport. This museum is so small and has very limited display of aircraft fleet. If you are traveling just to see this museum alone, it may not be worth the time. There…
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The Chamizal National Memorial “commemorates the harmonious settlement of the long-standing boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico concerning the Chamizal…” Below is the story of the dispute and the resolution. “Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 established the Rio Grande as the boundary between the United States and…
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What a small park with so many things to do! Near the entrance of the park, there is a set-up of an old Indian Village. The park is the site of the Kispoko and Peckuwe septs of the Shawnee nation prior to the Battle of Peckuwe. The Battle of Peckuwe…
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Bird-sighting. Long-distance walking. Nature-tripping. You’ll get them all at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Oak Harbor, Ohio. There’s over ten miles of trails through marshland, woods, shrub land and grassland. The park’s 7000 acres are managed to provide diverse habitat for waterfowl, shorebirds, migrant songbirds, and other animal and…
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One of the earliest Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house that is built in Ohio is the Westcott House. The one-story, prairie-style house was built in 1908 for Burton J. And Orpha L. Westcott. In 1946, it was turned into an apartment complex due to a housing crisis after the second World…
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