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A $40,000 Architectural Masterpiece
It only cost $40,000 to build this architectural masterpiece. Of course, that was about 150 years ago, but the small town building is a unexpected…
A Building Beautiful Inside and Out
I’ve seen many courthouses in my journeys, but this one has to be one of the most amazing. Beautiful inside and out, with some very…
Check In and Watch a Movie
When you check into this hotel, you’ll find the name of a movie star on your door. In fact, you might even find a likeness…
Falling Asleep Watching a Movie
Many folks have fallen asleep on their couch while watching a movie. In the case of one man in Monte Vista, Colorado, it produced an…
Tunneling In a Prison Camp
Most prison camps wouldn’t want their detainees digging tunnels to freedom. But at Ed’s camp, it was a way to keep the prisoners occupied…
Learning Things About Yourself You Never Knew
Ed believed he was a well informed pilot flying for the United States. Then the German captured him and told him things about himself that…
Crossing the Atlantic for World War II
Ed Davidson got to cross the Atlantic on the Queen Mary…but his trip wasn’t for pleasure, for he made that trip during World War II…
Napoleon’s Link to Concordia, Kansas
Most of us recognize the name Napoleon Bonaparte as that of a famous French general. But for the residents of Concordia, Kansas, that name may…
An Opera House In Rural America
Today you don’t see many opera stars performing in rural America. But a century ago, the name on many buildings would lead you to believe…
Escapees With Nowhere to Go
At first glance, housing enemy soldiers in low security camps in the Midwest may not have seemed wise. But for those who decided to escape,…