50: Exile Island: Kalaupapa National Historic Site

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344: Willing to Risk Death Daily: Pony Express National Historic Trail

Not many of us would accept a job that risked life and limb, but for a brief moment in time, young men did just that - just to carry the mail. It may have only been in operation for 18 months, but the legacy of the Pony Express has lasted generations. A 2,000 mile horseback ride ...  Show more

343: Murder or Kidnapping in a Gateway Town: New River Gorge National Park.

Fayetteville, West Virginia sits on the edge of the New River Gorge, a small Appalachian town now known as a gateway to one of America’s newest national parks. But on Christmas Eve in 1945, it became the setting for one of the most haunting unsolved mysteries in American history. ...  Show more

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