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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, was the first president born west of the Appalachian Mountains.  His birth in a log cabin at Sinking Springs Farm took place on February 12, 1809, when that part of Kentucky ...

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Franklin Pierce Homestead

“…I shall never cease to remember my birthplace with pride as well as affection, and with still more pride shall I recollect the steady, unqualified and generous confidence which has been reposed in me by its inhabitants.” – Franklin ...

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Zachary Taylor Home (Springfield)

Springfield, a two and one-half story brick house just east of Louisville, Kentucky, was the boyhood home of Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States.  As a career military officer for most of his life, he moved often, ...

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Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

Failing re-election in 1840, Martin Van Buren returned to his recently purchased estate only two miles from the small New York village of Kinderhook where he was born and raised. He immediately began planning his return to the White ...

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James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library (James Monroe Law Office)

In 1782, only two years after James Monroe began to read law under Thomas Jefferson, he entered the Virginia House of Delegates. The following year, he took a seat in the Continental Congress, where he served until 1786. That ...

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Adams National Historical Park

Adams National Historical Park was the home of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and his son John Quincy Adams, the sixth president. Distinguished in public service and in literary pursuits, four generations of the Adams ...

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George Washington Birthplace National Monument

By the time of George Washington’s birth in 1732 on the marshy shores of Popes Creek, his family had been on the land between Mattox and Popes Creek for three quarters of a century. The George Washington Birthplace National ...

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Timber Industry in Pend Oreille County

The timber industry has a long and storied history in northeastern Washington. The first sawmill in Pend Oreille County went into operation in 1888 in the Calispell Valley. County resident Tony Bamonte noted that “[f]rom then on, sawmills began to ...

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Sullivan Lake Campgrounds

The East and West Sullivan Lake campgrounds are located along the scenic north shore of Sullivan Lake near the town of Metaline Falls, Washington, on the Colville National Forest. These campgrounds provide a unique environment where campers can enjoy hiking, ...

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LeClerc Creek Logging Railroad

The LeClerc Creek Road was once the bed of a logging railroad, but little evidence remains of the railroad today. The Panhandle Lumber Company constructed the LeClerc Creek Railroad after a water rights dispute with the Diamond Match Company forced ...

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