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The U.S. state of Virginia is known for many things.  It is in Virginia where you will find the oldest town/city in the thirteen original colonies (Jamestown).  It was the site of the first Thanksgiving (Charles City) predating the more famous one in Plymouth, Massachusetts.  It has produced more U.S. Presidents than any other state, … Continue reading The Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine, Pocahontas, Virginia

The town of Jim Thorpe in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is considered to be one of the best small towns in the United States of America.  The town sits in a valley where the Lehigh River flows.  It is also a railroad town with a train station built by the Central Railroad of New … Continue reading The Lehigh River Gorge Scenic Railway, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

When people think about the U.S. state of West Virginia, the common things are the mountains and the coal mines.  Coal mining is one of the state’s top industries.  One of the places you can experience life in the coal mine is at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine in the city of Beckley. You have … Continue reading The Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, Beckley, West Virginia

The town of Scottsburg is a town in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana.  It is not a town that is a tourist hotspot, and you are not going to read about the town in travel magazines.  What is special about this town, located 30 miles (48 Kilometers) north of Louisville, Kentucky, … Continue reading Those Old Train Stations: Scottsburg, Indiana