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- "In Nature's Laboratory : Commemorating Our Vacation Trip of 1916, August 28th to September 9th" - The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs -- enjoyed their annual camping trips taken from 1916 to 1924. Burroughs chronicled the group's 1916 journey in the elaborate scrapbook <em>In Nature's Laboratory</em>. Burroughs, Edison, and Firestone traveled through the Adirondack Mountains and Vermont. Ford couldn't make the trip that year.
- 28 August 1916-09 September 1916
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"In Nature's Laboratory : Commemorating Our Vacation Trip of 1916, August 28th to September 9th"
The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs -- enjoyed their annual camping trips taken from 1916 to 1924. Burroughs chronicled the group's 1916 journey in the elaborate scrapbook In Nature's Laboratory. Burroughs, Edison, and Firestone traveled through the Adirondack Mountains and Vermont. Ford couldn't make the trip that year.
- Covered Bridges in New Hampshire, 1969 - In the days before weatherproofed lumber, siding and a roof protected a wooden bridge's truss system and kept its structural timbers dry. Despite this purely practical design, covered bridges had nostalgic appeal. Decades after their utility faded, tourists sought out surviving examples. Some states featured covered bridges in marketing campaigns, erected signage, and developed tours to facilitate sightseeing.
- 1969
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Covered Bridges in New Hampshire, 1969
In the days before weatherproofed lumber, siding and a roof protected a wooden bridge's truss system and kept its structural timbers dry. Despite this purely practical design, covered bridges had nostalgic appeal. Decades after their utility faded, tourists sought out surviving examples. Some states featured covered bridges in marketing campaigns, erected signage, and developed tours to facilitate sightseeing.
- Buffalo and State Line Rail Road Time Table, October 6, 1852 - The Buffalo and State Line Railroad was established in 1849 to connect Buffalo, New York, with the Pennsylvania state line to the west. In time, it consolidated with other railroads to form the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, connecting Buffalo with Chicago. The LS&MS itself was merged into the New York Central Railroad in 1914.
- October 06, 1852
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Buffalo and State Line Rail Road Time Table, October 6, 1852
The Buffalo and State Line Railroad was established in 1849 to connect Buffalo, New York, with the Pennsylvania state line to the west. In time, it consolidated with other railroads to form the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, connecting Buffalo with Chicago. The LS&MS itself was merged into the New York Central Railroad in 1914.
- Covered Bridges in Maine, 1956 - In the days before weatherproofed lumber, siding and a roof protected a wooden bridge's truss system and kept its structural timbers dry. Despite this purely practical design, covered bridges had nostalgic appeal. Decades after their utility faded, tourists sought out surviving examples. Some states featured covered bridges in marketing campaigns, erected signage, and developed tours to facilitate sightseeing.
- 1956
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Covered Bridges in Maine, 1956
In the days before weatherproofed lumber, siding and a roof protected a wooden bridge's truss system and kept its structural timbers dry. Despite this purely practical design, covered bridges had nostalgic appeal. Decades after their utility faded, tourists sought out surviving examples. Some states featured covered bridges in marketing campaigns, erected signage, and developed tours to facilitate sightseeing.