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Headwaters Trail System Honors Sacajawea’s Critical Navigation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
June 08, 2026

Explore the role of Sacajawea in the Lewis and Clark Expedition and her impact on the Louisiana Purchase journey.

Montana's Headwaters Trail | Photo by Scott Stark
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Montour Trail Honors Its Presidential Trailside History With George Washington Marker
May 12, 2026

Discover the history of Montour Trail and its connection to George Washington, highlighting his role after the war.

Montour Trail in Pennsylvania | Photo by Milo Bateman
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Ace of Aces: WWII Pilot Don Gentile Commemorated Along the Dayton-Kettering Connector
April 17, 2026

Explore the life of Don Gentile, a highly decorated WWII fighter pilot known as the Ace of Aces. Discover his incredible story.

Left to right: Gen. Dwight Eisenhower awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) to Capt. Don Gentile (he was promoted posthumously to major) and fellow Eagle Squadron veteran Col. Don Blakeslee in April 1944. It was Gentile’s second DSC.
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Bainbridge Island’s New Welcome Pole: A Symbol of the Past and Present
January 22, 2025

Randi Purser created Bainbridge Island’s new welcome pole representing Schweabe, father of Chief Seattle, for whom the city is named.

Bainbridge Island's welcome pole dedication ceremony | Photo courtesy Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation
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Feed and Grain On Heart of Ohio Trail Preserves Centerburg’s Agricultural Legacy
May 06, 2024

The arrival of the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad in Centerburg in 1873 brought many business opportunities for this Ohio community.

Heart of Ohio Trail and Centerburg Mill in 2016 | Photo by Gloria Parsisson
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Along the Heartland Trail in Ohio, You can Glimpse a 38-Million-Year-Old Geological Feature
May 06, 2024

Along Heartland Trail in Marshallville, sedimentary rocks are Mississippian & Pennsylvanian subperiod strata from the Carboniferous Period.

Image of the geological unconformity published in 1921 by the Ohio Geological Survey. The photo was likely taken along the right-of-way of the Cleveland, Zanesville and Cincinnati Railroad shortly after its completion in 1854.
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Trident Depot Saved by Three Forks Community Encapsulates Region’s Rich History
May 06, 2024

The historic Trident Depot now serves as the Railroad and Trident Heritage Center in neighboring Three Forks, Montana.

Trident Depot exterior | Photo courtesy Three Forks Area Historical Society
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How Council Bluffs Became the Eastern Point of the First Transcontinental Railroad
May 02, 2024

In the 1860s, Council Bluffs became the Eastern Terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad and today is part of Great American Rail-Trail.

1867 Union Pacific advertisement poster | Courtesy Union Pacific Railroad Museum
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Depot in Center Point Is a Trailside Landmark to Iowa Town’s 1914 Awakening
April 30, 2024

Home to a museum that preserves the stories of the eastern Iowa town for which it is named, the Center Point Depot is a key piece of history.

Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway depot along the Iowa's Cedar Valley Nature Trail | Photo by Patrick Travers
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Century-Old Bridge in Brandon Is a Legacy to Iowa’s Railroad Heyday
April 30, 2024

After a 2008 flood along Iowa’s Cedar Valley Nature Trail, only one functional double-arched span bridge created over a century ago remained.

Double arch bridge in Brandon, Iowa | Photo courtesy Black Hawk County Conservation
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