In 1964, a Utah businessman built a gas station beside Capitol Reef A long-running legal and…
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In 1970, a Missouri family fought the government over nearly 600 acres wanted for a national park; an initial $73,000 offer became a $214,000 court payout
The Blackwell family, with Amanda in the front and, standing behind her from left to right,…
In 1922, Olaus Murie entered Alaska to study caribou, helping change how scientists understood wildlife and ecosystems
In 1922, biologist Olaus J. Murie entered Alaska’s vast wilderness to study caribou, beginning a body…
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…