Blue Ridge Parkway – Visitor Centers & Campgrounds

Blue Ridge Parkway – Visitor Centers & Campgrounds Blue Ridge Parkway – Visitor Centers & Areas of Interest Operating schedules are subject to change in a continuing effort to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. North Face Store Milepost Visitor Center/Area 2020 Operating Dates Notes 5.8 Humpback Rocks Visitor Center Closed until further notice due to COVID-19 Visitor Center and historic buildings are closed. Visitors may take self-guided tours of the mountain …

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Abraham Lincoln Anecdotes

Anecdotes about Abraham Lincoln:   When Lincoln was a young lawyer, he once defended a man accused of stealing a pig. During the trial, Lincoln argued that the real culprit was in fact the pig itself, which had a habit of wandering into people’s homes and eating their food. The jury found the defendant not guilty, and Lincoln became known as a witty and clever lawyer. On the day of his inauguration in 1861, Lincoln was traveling to the ceremony …

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Amboise Castle – France

Amboise Castle – Loire Valley – France We visit the Royal Castle of Amboise: The Royal Castle of Amboise (Château Royal d’Amboise) is located on top of a hill, overlooking the Loire and the medieval city, and has imposing walls. The Hundred Years War made the kings of France decide to move the court from the banks of the Seine to those of the Loire, settling in Amboise half an hour from Tours. Then its old fortress, perched on the …

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