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The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument under construction in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The monument is being carved out of Thunderhead Mountain, now also referred to as Crazy Horse Mountain. It is located approximately 16 miles from Mount Rushmore. The memorial depicts Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse, one of the most...

The congregation of the Big Foot Pass Presbyterian Church in South Dakota was originally organized on July 25, 1916 by Dr. William Wallace, the district missionary. Reverend G. W. Campbell, the pastor at Interior, through his “persistent labors,” also assisted in organizational efforts. Upon its founding, it was reported that “the new organization,...

The historic 1880 Town is located along Interstate 90 at the town of Midland, South Dakota. It offers a charming step back in time with more than 30 original buildings and thousands of unique relics. 1880 Town Scene from the Old West Dakota Hotel Culpepper Saloon The original name of the town was Two Strike after the historical L...

Carhenge, located near the city of Alliance, Nebraska, is an inventive replica of Stonhenge in England, but made with cars. The sculpture was created by James Reinders (1927-2021), who graduated from high school in Alliance, served with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific, attended the University of Nebraska with an engineering major and went on...

“Every town in the Badlands had its characters, but in Scenic the characters had a town.” – Reflections of the Badlands by Philip S. Hall The abandoned ghost town of Scenic, South Dakota is located along Route 44 near the western edge of Badlands National Park, approximately 50 miles from Rapid City, and seven miles north of the Pine Ridge Res...

Colgate Lake is a scenic 29-acre lake located in the 1,500 Colgate Lake Wild Forest in the town of East Jewett of the northern Catskills. The area around the lake provides panoramic views of the Blackhead Mountain Range, which includes Thomas Cole (3,950 feet), Black Dome (3,990 feet) and Blackhead (3,950 feet). The lake is named after Robert Co...

The First Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury is located in the rural hamlet of Vega, New York in the northeast corner of the Town of Roxbury in Delaware County, New York. The church is idyllically situated in the Denver-Vega Valley in a pleasing country setting with stark mountain backdrops. The First Old School Baptist Church has its ro...

The Jewett Presbyterian Church is located in the hamlet of Jewett in the northern Catskills of Greene County, New York. Located adjacent to the church is the Jewett Heights Methodist Episcopal Church. The Presbyterian congregation at the hamlet of Jewett was established in 1799. J. B. Beers wrote in his 1884 The History of Greene County of...

The historic Christian Church, also known as Fitch’s Bridge Church, is located adjacent to the West Branch of the Delaware River in the hamlet of East Delhi, New York. The church is located close to the picturesque Fitch’s Covered Bridge and just east of the Judge Gideon Frisbee House, the late 18th century home of one of the area’s earliest settle...

The historic Blue Mountain Reformed Church is located on Blue Mountain Church Road in Saugerties, New York. The first movement to found a church at Blue Mountain occurred in 1832, however, this came to nothing. Nineteen years later, in 1851, the Blue Mountain Reformed Church was officially organized. The founding date of the Blue Mountain...

The historic Shandaken Reformed Church is located in Mount Tremper, New York. The church is situated on Route 212, across the road from the Esopus Creek, and just off Route 28. The original church was located west of Mount Tremper at a place that was then known as The Corner. Research conducted by Reverend Harvey Todd in 1954 placed the...

The historic North Settlement Methodist Church is located in the town of Ashland, Greene County in the northern Catskills. It is situated on County Route 10, east of the junction with County Route 32C. The Methodist Society that later built the North Settlement Methodist Church was originally formed in 1805 at a time when Ashland was part of the...

The historic Mitchell Hollow Union Chapel, also known as Union Chapel, is located in the town of Windham in the northern Catskills. The church is situated on the north side of Mill Road at its intersection with Mitchell Hollow Road (County Route 21). The church was constructed through community donations of labor, lumber and cash as well as...

The historic St. Francis de Sales Church is located in a peaceful setting in the northern Catskills along Platte Clove Road in Greene County, New York. The church is located north of the hamlet of Elka Park and south of the village of Tannersville. The first St. Francis de Sales Church building at this location was constructed in 1891 thro...

The Stone Arch Bridge at Kenoza Lake in Sullivan County, New York is locally famous for its role in one of the most prominent murder cases in Catskills history. The dramatic story involves supposed witchcraft, a hex that lasted for over 20 years, a gruesome murder, mental insanity and a lasting legacy of family tragedy and suicide. The sto...