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| | Back in early 2015, Kathy and I headed southwest. Our first focus was a revisit of Route 66 west of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, through Arizona- parts we haven't traveled since 2004. The Mother Road is definitely a living thing, and changes are continuous in many areas. But our focus, of course, is on the history and historic places along the way.
New Mexico's ribbon of Route 66 provides travelers with a variety of landscapes, from beautiful mountain ranges to sandstone mesas, desert sagebrush, ponderosa pines, and ghost towns. Along the vintage pavement, you will also see ancient pueblo cities, both open and abandoned motels, lots of neon signs, and an eclectic mix of ancient and contemporary cultures.
| | If you haven't heard, Route 66, America's Mother Road, celebrates its 100th anniversary this November. Lots going on across the eight states the road runs through, so make your plans.
Cya on the Road! Dave & Kathy Alexander | | From Legends' General Store | | The Cherokee and Hitchiti author shares his knowledge of medicinal uses of plants and traditional Native root-doctoring techniques. Readers learn how to identify, honor, and select common wild plants and are given information about responsible harvesting versus cultivation. He also explains how to prepare liniments, lotions, oils, salves, teas, and tinctures, and recommends specific remedies for numerous ailments. A must for beginners as well as serious students of herbology. Illustrated and indexed by both plant name and medical topic.
Author Tis Mal Crow also worked internationally with indigenous healers and herbal groups to promote the medicinal uses of herbs and the conservation of the wild habitat needed to sustain the growth of medicinal herbs.
Published by Native Voices | | | | Here are some of the recent additions since our last newsletter | | Historic Old Fort Wayne, Indiana - Old Fort Wayne in northeastern Indiana was established in 1794 in what is now the city of Fort Wayne, just after the decisive Battle of Fallen Timbers, Ohio.
Fort Thorn, New Mexico - Fort Thorn, New Mexico, was a settlement and military outpost established by Captain Israel Richardson in December 1853 on the West bank of the Rio Grande.
American Camp-English Camp, Washington - San Juan Island National Historical Park consists of the sites of the British and U.S. Army camps during a boundary dispute over ownership of the island.
Fort William, Oregon - Fort William was a fur-trading outpost built on the Columbia River on Wappatoo Island near the future Portland, Oregon.
El Paso & Southwestern Railroad - The El Paso & Southwestern Railroad began in 1888 as the Arizona & South Eastern Railroad, a short line serving copper mines in southern Arizona.
| | Attica, Kansas - (Legends of Kansas) Attica, Kansas, is a small town in Harper County. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 516, and its total area was 0.64 square miles.
Anthony, Kansas - Harper County Seat - (Legends of Kansas) Anthony, Kansas, founded in 1878, is a city and the county seat of Harper County. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 2,108.
The Lane Trail, Kansas - (Legends of Kansas) The Lane Trail in Kansas was a trail laid out by abolitionist James Lane and was part of the Underground Railroad.
Historic Sketch of Kansas & Nebraska - (Legends of Kansas) In the remote West, once called the Great American Desert, lies a country that shot to social and political spheres. By Henry Howe, 1857.
We've added 13 new articles since our last newsletter.
| | | From Legends' Photo Print Shop | | From Chicago, Illinois to the Santa Monica Pier in California, and everything in between, you'll find dozens of Route 66 photographs from all eight states! | | | | | Jesse Woodson James, born on September 5, 1847, was an outlaw, bank and train robber, Confederate guerrilla during the Civil War, and leader of the James-Younger Gang.
Was he a Folklore Hero or Cold Blooded Killer? | | | Empire Mine, Grass Valley, California | | In 2009, we went on a California mining adventure. The Empire Mine, outside of Grass Valley, California, is a historic gold mine in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. One of the oldest, deepest, and richest gold mines in California, it is now a State Historic Park. | | | From Legends' General Store | | Native American Symbols 11x17 Poster
Native Americans left their mark across the United States through petroglyphs, pottery, jewelry, and more. The symbols in their art often held particular meanings for them and for those who might view them later. Many symbols represent specific ideas or things, which were often related to their culture or religious beliefs. Many of these symbols are still utilized by Native Americans in their art today.
Design by Kathy Weiser-Alexander and Legends of America. Our posters are printed on semi-glossy, 48 lb paper and measure 11" x 17".
Made right here in Missouri, USA! | | | Little People & the Pedro Mountain Mummy | | Oral traditions of many Native American tribes, including the Arapaho, Sioux, Cheyenne, and Crow, tell of “little people” who stand from just 20 inches to three feet tall. In some tribes, they are known as “tiny people eaters”; in others, they were known as spirits and healers, and some believed them to be magical, similar to leprechauns or fairies. In any event, the legends were well known among Indians across the nation, long before the Europeans set foot upon these lands. | | | Haunted Atchison – Most Ghostly Town in Kansas | | Atchison, Kansas, is proclaimed the most haunted town in Kansas, so much so that a haunted homes tour is available on the Atchison Trolley. This old town once played host to over 1600 wagons per day as settlers made their way west en route to the goldfields of California in the 1850s. Some of these early settlers have apparently chosen to stay in Atchison in a ghostly form. The town is full of stories about ghostly sightings and other paranormal events. | | | Popular Stories on Facebook | | In case you missed it, here are some of the articles that have been popular on our Facebook Fan Pages recently. | | | The old company town of Gilman sits on the side of Battle Mountain, about 12 miles Southeast of Avon, Colorado.
Founded in 1886 by miners searching for silver, it later became a lead and zinc mining center.
Gilman became an official ghost town in 1985 when the Battle Mountain Corporation evicted its remaining residents.
| | | The Grattan Fight, in Wyoming, was the beginning of 3½ decades of intermittent warfare on the northern Plains.
On August 19, 1854, a young lieutenant, belligerently seeking to arrest a Sioux Indian for a trivial offense, forced a fight. By sundown, all the troops but one were dead.
| | | Located in Ganado, AZ, on the Navajo Reservation, the Hubbell Trading Post was established by John Lorenzo Hubbell in 1878.
It is one of the oldest operating trading posts in the American Southwest, where the differing cultures of the Indians, Spanish, and Anglo-Americans have come together for mutual benefit.
For almost 90 years, the Hubbell family welcomed traders and notable visitors to trade with the Navajo. The Spanish roots and character of this family not only influenced the lives of the Navajo but also of the visitors that they encountered.
More on J.L. “Don” Hubbell & the Hubbell Trading Post
| | | Founded in April 1876 by German-Russians, Catharine, KS, was named after the Great Empress of Russia, Catharine the Second.
Never growing much, the town lost its post office on August 13, 2014, but still supports about 113 residents.
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