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Explorers at the Portage

When the Corps of Discovery passed through the site of present-day Great Falls in June 1805 and again in July 1806, grizzly bears, or “white bears” as they were also called, frequented areas along the Missouri River here in the ...

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Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center

Embark on your own “voyage of discovery” at the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana. Operated by the USDA Forest Service, the Center was built in 1998 on the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River, ...

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West Bank Park

The area of West Bank Park was used by small hunting parties as temporary camping sites as far back as 2,200 to 2,800 years ago. During the spring and early summer months, immense herds of deer, elk, and buffalo moved ...

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Weapons Neutron Research Facility

In New Mexico there is the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) which is the home of the Weapons Neutron Research (WNR) Facility. The facility, built in 1943, was born of a need to develop nuclear arms during the Cold War ...

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Weapons Neutron Research Facility

In New Mexico there is the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) which is the home of the Weapons Neutron Research (WNR) Facility. The facility, built in 1943, was born of a need to develop nuclear arms during the Cold War ...

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La Fonda on the Plaza

The Spanish settled Santa Fe in 1607. Since then, the Santa Fe Plaza has always featured an inn, also known as a “fonda” in Spanish. However, the presence of the Spanish inn since the establishment of the city lacks formal ...

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Los Alamos Airport

Built in 1947 on top of a large mesa, the Los Alamos Airport supported the Atomic Energy Commission’s military requests by flying in top-secret equipment and personnel. Owned and operated by the Federal Government until 2008, the airport was essential ...

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Los Alamos Post Office

In 1942, the United States began a top secret endeavor known as the Manhattan Project. Engineers of the United States army set up in the small town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and the town's post office was an important ...

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Jemez Pueblo

Jemez Pueblo is a sovereign nation of three and a half thousand people located northwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico. A federally recognized tribe, the Jemez constitute one of New Mexico's nineteen pueblos. The Jemez have lived in the area for ...

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Hummingbird Music Camp

Deeply rooted in the history of the Jemez Springs community is Hummingbird Music Camp: a children’s summer camp nestled in the picturesque Jemez Mountains. Located in a fifty-three acre park- like setting, Hummingbird provides musical instruction for children within the ...

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