In 1922, biologist Olaus J. Murie entered Alaska’s vast wilderness to study caribou, beginning a body…
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In 1929, a Tennessee farmer refused $20 an acre for 375 acres wanted for Great Smoky Mountains National Park; after years in court, he received $17,000 and lost the farm
In 1929, Tennessee farmer John W. Oliver refused to sell his 375-acre Cades Cove farm for…
Hoover Dam’s construction submerged a US town in 1935: 90 years later, Lake Mead’s falling water levels are helping it reemerge
As Lake Mead’s water levels continue to fall, numerous headlines are being made. Among them lies…