Driven by the Past

A Road Trip through our National Parks

Monday, July 11, 2016

Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front NHP, Richmond, California

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Poster from Rosie the Riveter/World War II Homefront NHP It’s not too often I get to meet people who helped shape history. Usually, I...
Monday, July 4, 2016

Ciao to the Western Leg of the Driven by History Road Trip through our Parks

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Over the last five weeks, I went west. I drove almost 7,000 miles through ten states and visited twenty-three NPS units. I went to places w...
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Monday, June 27, 2016

Manhattan Project National Historical Park at Hanford, Washington

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It is tricky to get your arms around one of the newest units of the NPS-- tricky because it exists in three states, tricky because it entai...
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Monday, June 20, 2016

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site at Vancouver, Washington

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“Green Douglas firs where the waters cut through. Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew. Canadian Northwest to the ocean so bl...
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Monday, June 13, 2016

Lewis and Clark National Historical Parks and National Historic Trail from Illinois to Oregon and Washington

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The Route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition The Columbia River  The Columbia River has shaped the history of the Pacific Northw...
Monday, June 6, 2016

The Oregon National Historic Trail

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Oregon National Historic Trail from Independence, Missouri through Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon. On our Interstate highways, we...
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Jon Hunner
I have traveled over 60,000 miles since 2012 visiting places preserved by the National Park Service where history actually happened. "Driven by History: A Road Trip through our National Parks" explores the past of the U.S. from the Bering Land Bridge to the Moon Landing.
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