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Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Provincial Park, British Columbia Canada93

Best Mini Vacations In British Columbia Canada

Being famous for its absolutely stunning nature, British Columbia offers endless variety of options of how to spend a weekend or where to go for a mini vacation. Vacationing in British Columbia last year,...

6 comments    travel vacation canada
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Fray Marcos de Niza and His Monument

Driving south on Duquesne Rd in the Santa Cruz County sector of the Coronado National Forest in Southern Arizona one comes upon a broad, grassy plain which looks more like it belongs in the grasslands of the...

2 comments    travel history arizona
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Collecting Antique Saloon Tokens

Saloons throughout the western United States minted their own currency in the form of saloon tokens, also known as good fors and trade tokens. Learn about token collecting and token societies. These fascinating relics of the American West are also valuable collectors items.

3 comments    collecting ghost town saloon
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Early Merchant "Good For" Trade Tokens- The Unknown Collectible

You may have trade tokens at home and early ones can be valuable. Get down that old cigar box that Grandpa left and check.

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I Am A Princess and A Shiny Penny

I ran into a shiny copper penny from Cubero, New Mexico, long before it became a ghost town. Her strong cultural identity is something we all can learn from, even though she left us in 2008.

39 comments    money indian genealogy
Jerome sits on Cleopatra Hill at 5000 feet above sea level.79

Jerome Arizona Road Trip: Ghost Town, Mining, and Art

Jerome Arizona is a well-preserved old mining town north of Prescott AZ on highway 89. On the westernmost end of the beautiful Verde Valley, Jerome is a great place to take a road trip, or to add to your Arizona vacation itinerary...and some folks think it is haunted!

4 comments    travel arizona road trip
 A cobalt bottle from the Rumford Chemical Works found in the hospital remodel dump.77

Bottle Collecting Tips from a True Amateur

A cobalt bottle from the Rumford Chemical Works found in the hospital remodel dump.   I, by no means, have a large bottle collection. Through years of treasure hunting, I have come across my share in dump...

2 comments    ghost towns wine bottles
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The Curse Of The Exorcist

The bizarre case of demonic possession which inspired the movie The Exorcist may have had nothing to do with the Devil, according to poltergeist researcher Scott Rogo. The movie which starred Linda Blair...

12 comments    pictures paranormal ghosts
Built out homes and empty lots, still unoccupied with few lookers in over a year.76

Living In A Ghost Town

Last week our new neighbors moved in. However, before they arrived, the patriarch of the family, did as humans often do -- made sure that his property boundaries were clearly marked and secured. This wasn't a...

23 comments    foreclosures eagles cows
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World Famous Ghost Towns-Part 1

I would like to start this hub off by explaining just exactly what a ghost town is. Well, the definition of ghost town refers to a town or city that has been completely abandoned by human inhabitants, usually...

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