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In stark contrast to a single-drop waterfall is Seven Falls located in Colorado Springs CO. It was a popular tourist attraction from 1880 to 2013 when a massive flood closed it down. It was then  bought and restored by the Broadmoor Hotel. The first photo is from the early 1900s. Even enlarging the third photo, … Continue reading »

Taughannock Falls is located in Ulysses NY. It is the highest single-drop waterfall (215 feet) east of the Rocky Mountains and 33 feet higher than Niagara Falls. The first photo is undated.

Located in Oswego County NY, the Salmon River drops 110 feet, forming the Falls. There was a lodge and dining establishment operating on the site from 1860-1888 and then a food and souvenir stand for another eight years . Fencing now precludes pictures such as the first photo of visitors on top of the Falls … Continue reading »

Minnehaha Falls is a Minneapolis city park. When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow saw an 1857 daguerreotype of the Falls, he was inspired to write his famous poem The Song of Hiawatha. Annually 850,000 people visit the Falls, which accounts for it’s being the most photographed site in Minnesota. While in private hands, a photo studio was … Continue reading »

Buttermilk Creek in Ithica NY drops 600 feet, forming Buttermilk Falls. The first photo is undated.

Located in the Cades Cove region of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Abrams Falls is one of the most popular waterfall hikes in the Park. Note in this 1920’s photo the group at the top, another at the bottom, and one fellow on a log representing the middle. Click to enlarge.    

Fort Point is located on the south side of the Golden Gate, which guards San Francisco Bay. Work on the Fort began in 1853, employing 200 out-of-work miners who labored for eight years. Upon completion of the fort, the Civil War broke out, but Fort Point never saw any action. The Army mostly moved out, … Continue reading »

Fort Mackinac is located on Mackinac Island between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. It was built by the British during the Revolutionary War and not given up by them until fifteen years afterwards. From 1875-95 it was known as Mackinac National Park, the second national park after Yellowstone. The Fort was closed in 1895 and … Continue reading »

Fort Laramie is located at the confluence of the N. Platte and Laramie Rivers in Wyoming. It started as a trading post in 1841 and became a popular stop for pioneers on the Oregon Trail. With the coming of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, its importance declined and the Fort was abandoned in 1890. One … Continue reading »

Fort Thomas is located in the town of Fort Thomas, KY. It was an induction center during WWI and WWII,  handling 80,000 inductees during those two conflicts. General Sheridan chose 111 acres on a site high atop the Ohio River, and the Fort was established in 1887. He called it the “West Point of the … Continue reading »