(91) Golden Spike National Historic Site

 

 Visited Together:

1. May 2019 + OZL + CZL + mZL

Type: National Historic Site
Region: Rocky Mountain Region
Location: Brigham City, UT
Link: NPS website
 

Passport Description: Completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad was celebrated here where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869, 690 miles east of Sacramento and 1,087 miles west of Omaha.

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Central Pacific Railroad's Engine, Jupiter, May 2019

(86) Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Visited Together:

1. June 2016 + OZL & CZL

Type: National Historic Site
Region: Rocky Mountain
Location: La Junta, CO
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the originbal fort on this site in 1833 to trade with plains Indians and trappers. For much of its 16-year history, the fort was the only major permanent white settlement on the Santa Fe Trail between Missouri and the Mexican settlements.

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 Bent's Old Fort, June 2016

  Bent's Old Fort, June 2016

(64) John Muir National Historic Site

Visited Together:

1. July 2007

Type: National Historic Site
Region: Western Region
Location: Martinez, CA
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: This 14-room mansion was home to naturalist John Muir, who served as the first president and one of the founders of the Sierra Club and played a prominent role in the creation of several national parks.

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 John Muir's House, July 2007

(61) Fort Point National Historic Site

Visited Together:

1. July 2007

Type: National Historic Site
Region: Western Region
Location: Presidio of San Francisco, CA
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: Fort Point was constructed between 1853 and 1861 and occupied throughout the Civil War to prevent entrance of a hostile fleet into San Francisco Bay. During World War II, about 100 soldiers occupied Fort Point as part of the protection of the entrance to the Bay.