The sight of 8,000 lighted candles neatly lined up in measured rows where in 1846 some of the earliest fighting took place in the war between the United States and Mexico - every candle glowing brightly in its own luminary against the night's darkness - presented an eerie scene.
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The sight of 8,000 lighted candles neatly lined up in measured rows where in 1846 some of the earliest fighting took place in the war between the United States and Mexico - every candle glowing brightly in its own luminary against the night's darkness - presented an eerie scene.
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8,000 Lighted Candles Mark 1846 Battle Between Mexico, U.S. Troops
The sight of 8,000 lighted candles neatly lined up in measured rows where in 1846 some of the earliest fighting took place in the war between the United States and Mexico - every candle glowing brightly in its own luminary against the night's darkness - presented an eerie scene.
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An important dinosaur track site recently discovered in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which stretches between parts of Arizona and Utah, will shed new light on the history of an important dinosaur group.
The fossil track way, consisting of sev...
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Scientists Discover New Dinosaur Track Site at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
An important dinosaur track site recently discovered in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which stretches between parts of Arizona and Utah, will shed new light on the history of an important dinosaur group.
The fossil track way, consisting of sev...
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The Truman Home, centerpiece of Harry S Truman National Historic Site at Independence, Missouri, will be closed to public tours beginning Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, and the closure is expected to last through the spring of 2010.
New heating, ventilation, ...
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Truman Home in Missouri Closes Temporarily for Repairs, Preservation
The Truman Home, centerpiece of Harry S Truman National Historic Site at Independence, Missouri, will be closed to public tours beginning Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, and the closure is expected to last through the spring of 2010.
New heating, ventilation, ...
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Four hybrid electric/diesel tractors that will be used for the popular tours of the floor of Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park in California were unveiled on July 30, 2009, and the new units will offer better fuel economy and reduced emission...
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Hybrid Tractors Arrive For Pulling Yosemite Tour Trailers
Four hybrid electric/diesel tractors that will be used for the popular tours of the floor of Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park in California were unveiled on July 30, 2009, and the new units will offer better fuel economy and reduced emission...
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The Castle Rock Cut, a boat passage linking Glen Canyon National Recreational Area's Wahweap and Warm Creek Bays, has been opened to boat travel.
With the cut open, boaters no longer need to travel through The Narrows to reach uplake destinations such...
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Castle Rock Cut Opens for Boaters at Glen Canyon
The Castle Rock Cut, a boat passage linking Glen Canyon National Recreational Area's Wahweap and Warm Creek Bays, has been opened to boat travel.
With the cut open, boaters no longer need to travel through The Narrows to reach uplake destinations such...
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