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The fossil coral reefs exposed at the Oakes Quarry Park in Fairborn, Ohio are among the oldest Silurian fossil reefs in the United States. These reefs formed during the important transitional time in the history of reefs, when corals were becoming more important as reef frame builders. The coral-stromatoporoid reef…
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Car Collector magazine was not wrong when Dayton, Ohio’s America’s Packard Museum was picked as one of the “Top Ten” Auto Museums in The United States. This museum, located inside the 1917 original Packard dealership building, boasts as the “largest public collection of Packard automobiles and memorabilia anywhere in the…
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The Valle View Reserve in Fairborn, Ohio is just half a mile from where I live. But I had never gotten the chance to visit the site because it never showed up on searches for “things or places to see in Fairborn“. The bigger parks and reserves around the area…
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Ruggedly beautiful – that’s how I call the Temple of Tolerance in Wapakoneta, Ohio. The owner, Jim Bowsher, started building this on his backyard in 1981. Its purpose is to help troubled kids find peace and keep them from ending behind bars. What is this exactly? It’s a collection of…
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The year 2019 was the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s moon landing (yes, that was 1969)! I had been planning to visit this museum after I read an article online about its story. And finally, in October 2019, I got to see what Armstrong Air and Space Museum has to…
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Have you traveled and visited the Fallsville Wildlife Area located in New Vienna, Ohio? It has a small but pretty waterfall. The trails are well-marked and, although it could become hilly at times, it is still easy to traverse. Where is it located? 10211 Careytown Rd, New Vienna, OH 45159Google…
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Bellefontaine, Ohio is a small city located northwest of Columbus. In French, Bellefontaine means “beautiful spring”. There are not so many places to visit and see in Bellefontaine. However, the very few places that the city has to offer are unique and, not to mention, worth your time. Here are…
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Have you visited this small yet impressive Logan County History Museum in Logan, Ohio? If you haven’t, then you have missed a lot of historical info from this small Bellefontaine, Ohio town. The Logan County History Center is composed of three sections: the Logan County Museum, Logan County Transportation Museum,…
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