Tag: history
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The way pharmacies used to be 100 years ago
While visiting my sister in Guthrie, Oklahoma, she brought me to the Oklahoma Frontier Drug Store Museum. Located on one of the many side streets in the historic downtown district, we entered through the ancient doorway. I thought it was an old bar with dark wood counters on both sides and bottles in the cabinets…
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Golden; Ghost Town of Southern Oregon
In Golden we have standing structures that can be entered, at least some of the structures as of this writing (October 2025). There are five main structures to Golden and these were vital to the community when it had residents roughly from 1890 to the mid twentieth century. The structures include a one room schoolhouse. These were common in rural areas and in this case…
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Marta Becket and the Amargosa Opera House, a chance meeting
Some thirty years ago, my wife and I were wandering the region around Death Valley. We were coming in the back way for some reason. We came to an odd looking building and I just had to stop. It had a strange color scheme and long arched exterior corridors. It was absolutely deserted or rather…
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Mexico 1989: An unexpected stay in Angahuan, gateway to Volcan de Paracutin
It was after arriving back from our trek to Volcan de Paracutin and the visit to the cathedral that survived the lava flow, we found ourselves stuck in the town of Angahuan. We dropped off the horses, paid the young guide, and went to the little market to wait for our ride back. Because we…
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Kettle Falls and a step beyond to Colville
In my haste I had us staying in Kettle Falls. The name comes from a location on the Columbia Riverwhere the Indians would gather and catch salmon. The falls hemmed in the fish for easy harvesting. Only after making reservations did I find out that the falls are under water. They are no more. They…
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Ex-Luftwaffe fighter pilot is aviation museum’s truly remarkable tour guide
Ewald Rudat was five when an aircraft flying over his home caught his eye. “Even at 500 feet I could see through the window. I said, that’s what I want to do.” said Rudat. It’s not unusual for aviators to discover their passion for flight at an early age. Rudat’s story heads in an unexpected…