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Moore’s Creek
It is a small bridge over a small creek. It was a big victory in an even larger war…
All Kinds of Currencies
One, five, ten, twenty? Now imagine there were more denominations and dozens of different types of bills in circulation. What you would have is a…
Offering a Blank Check for a Cabin
It’s a place so important, the owners were once offered a blank check if they would sell. It’s a story you can hear on radio…
President Roosevelt’s Favorite Song – Why it Matters!
It’s one of the best known songs of that past century. In fact, one president said it was his favorite. But then a lawsuit stopped…
My Western Home – A Poem You Know!
You may not fancy yourself a poet, and you may have forgotten a poem called My Western Home. But in a moment you’ll find that…
The Most Dangerous Route the Mail Ever Took
It’s said to be the most dangerous route a postman ever took. In fact, the route was eventually removed from the earth in order to…
Hijacked to America
He did not want to come to America and once he got here he quickly made arrangement to go back from wince he came. But…
The Best House at the Fort
Life at a frontier outpost could sometime be isolated and lacking the amenities of affluence. This commander had a plan to remedy that problem…
What are the Dalles?
It’s one of the more unusual place names in America. The Dalles. Where is it and what is it? If you were a westward traveling…
A Great Train Robbery
Great train robberies are the stuff of some great wild west movies. In real life though, they say the first such event occurred here. Today…