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3 Feb 24
Dropping you here in Atlanta, Georgia near the ATL airport so hopefully some traveler will stop and grab to take you on your next adventure! Hopefully you have enjoyed our time together the past couple weeks. What was your favorite place that we visited together?? Feel free to let me know at Skywalker1640! Wishing you all the best on your future journey!! ??????????
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2 Feb 24
Welcome to Atlanta, Georgia! Just arrived and the first stop is the place where the chicken sandwich was invented. This is the Dwarf House Restaurant that is where Truett Cathy invented the chicken sandwich which involved to what is now Chick-fil-A! ???? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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31 Jan 24
This is the last cache is the last before I head off to Atlanta, Georgia for the weekend but it is a special one because it is the oldest geocache in Texas. This cache is on the University of Texas Arlington campus. If you are ever in the DFW area, come to Arlington, Texas to grab this one!! Now off to prepare for my trip to Atlanta and hopefully find a place to drop some travel bugs!
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30 Jan 24
One of the most infamous spots in Dallas, Texas is Dealey Plaza in front of the Texas School Book Depository building. Here you can visit the Six Floor Museum to learn about the assignation of President John F. Kennedy. You can even look out the window to see that vantage point that alleged killer Lee Harvey Oswald had on that day. Look closely at the picture and you can see the X on the street where JFK was shot.
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29 Jan 24
This is the gravesite of the infamous gangster brothers, Buck and Clyde Barrow in Dallas, Texas. Buck was the older brother. He along with his wife Blanche joined Bonnie and Clyde but were wounded and caught 4 months after joining. On May 23, 1934, at 9:15 a.m., Clyde and Bonnie Parker, traveling alone, were killed in a barrage of 167 bullets. The bodies were later put on public display in Dallas before being buried in their respective family burial plots. ?? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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28 Jan 24
The Pegasus first landed in Downtown Dallas in 1934, perching atop what was then the city’s tallest building: the 29-story Magnolia Hotel. A Greek mythological symbol of wealth, power and fame. The original Pegasus was built of porcelain and neon by Texlite sign company for the Magnolia Oil Company to celebrate the American Petroleum Institute's annual meeting, held in Dallas for the first time in 1934. ?? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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15 Jan 24
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop was built between 1722 and 1732 by Nicolas Touze, is reputed to be the oldest structure used as a bar in the United States. The ghost of Jean Lafitte is said to wander this French Colonial cottage that is on Bourbon Street. This is a great place to get a hurricane!
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13 Jan 24
New Orleans is at or below sea level, resulting in a high water table in the soil. If a body or coffin is placed in an in-ground tomb in New Orleans, there is risk of it being water-logged or even displaced from the ground. For this reason, the people of New Orleans have generally used above-ground tombs. Personally, I think they look super cool! ?? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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13 Jan 24
Marie Laveau was a famous and powerful voodoo priestess who lived in New Orleans in the 19th century. Renowned in life and revered in death, some say she continues to work her magic from beyond the grave.
Laveau died in 1881, and is buried in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, in the tomb of her husband's family, the Glapions. People would scribble Xs on the whitewashed mausoleum in hopes Laveau will grant their wishes. A large fine is now in place for any visitor who attempts to write on the grave. ?? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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13 Jan 24
Designated by Congress as the official WWII museum of the United States, The National WWII Museum is located in downtown New Orleans. The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world, why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today. If you get an opportunity to visit, I highly recommend. ?????? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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12 Jan 24
USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Admiral Kidd was the first US flag officer to die during World War II and the first American admiral ever to be killed in action. A National Historic Landmark, she is now a museum ship, berthed on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ?? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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11 Jan 24
Did you know that Louisiana’s Old State Capitol building is a castle? ??
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11 Jan 24
One interesting history at the Louisiana State Capitol was the location of the assassination of US Senator and former Louisiana Governor, Huey P. Long. Long was shot in the Capitol building in front of the governor’s office by Dr. Carl Weiss. In fact you can still see a bullet hole in one of the columns. Out front is a statue of Long. In the picture, you can see the park and statue from top of the 27th floor of the Capitol. ?????? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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11 Jan 24
One of my recent travel goals that I have had the past few years is trying to visit all 50 State Capitol buildings. I am getting close to half way there so when I flew into New Orleans, I decided that I would rent a car and drive up to Baton Rouge to check off State Capitol #22 on my list! The Louisiana State Capitol is a large tower that you can go to the top of the 27th floor to the observation deck. Have you visited any State Capitols? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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11 Jan 24
Flew in this morning from Dallas, Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana. First stop from the Louis Armstrong Airport was this residential travel bug hotel! ???? Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
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11 Jan 24
So I grabbed a pair of hiking shoes to get this race started! Picked up both Everest and Kilimanjaro because they are two amazing mountains. One blue and one gold. Found them outside a comic and sports cards store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I am here for the long weekend for a Delta Chi conference. Going to explore a bit before bringing them back to the Dallas/Fort Worth area before I find the next place for both shoes to drop! ?? ??
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