Frontier Traveler http://frontiertraveler.com the best historic travel destinations in America Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:10:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 100109534 Hessian Barracks – History in Trenton New Jersey http://frontiertraveler.com/new-jersey/hessian-barracks-history-trenton-new-jersey/ http://frontiertraveler.com/new-jersey/hessian-barracks-history-trenton-new-jersey/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2017 19:22:20 +0000 http://frontiertraveler.com/?p=1607 The Frontier Traveler at the Hessian Barracks While in Trenton, New Jersey on a business trip,  I daily walked past[...]

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]]> http://frontiertraveler.com/new-jersey/hessian-barracks-history-trenton-new-jersey/feed/ 0 1607 Fort Larned Kansas – Along the Santa Fe Trail http://frontiertraveler.com/kansas/fort-larned-kansas-along-santa-fe-trail/ http://frontiertraveler.com/kansas/fort-larned-kansas-along-santa-fe-trail/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2017 17:28:46 +0000 http://box5198.temp.domains/~frontiu4/?p=1514 Back in 2010, we stopped at Fort Larned, located about five miles outside Larned, Kansas. The Fort, which was established[...]

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]]> 942 Golden Spike – Frontier Traveler Photo of the Day http://frontiertraveler.com/utah/golden-spike-frontier-traveler-photo-day/ http://frontiertraveler.com/utah/golden-spike-frontier-traveler-photo-day/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:13:38 +0000 http://box5198.temp.domains/~frontiu4/?p=1452 Been following Hell on Wheels? Then take some time to visit the real-life spot where the railroads came together –[...]

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]]> http://frontiertraveler.com/utah/golden-spike-frontier-traveler-photo-day/feed/ 0 1452 Bent’s Old Fort, Colorado http://frontiertraveler.com/colorado/bents-old-fort-colorado/ http://frontiertraveler.com/colorado/bents-old-fort-colorado/#respond Sun, 05 Jun 2016 16:32:29 +0000 http://box5198.temp.domains/~frontiu4/?p=1339 Bent’s Old Fort, near La Junta, Colorado, is one of my top three favorite sites on the frontier.   A[...]

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]]> http://frontiertraveler.com/colorado/bents-old-fort-colorado/feed/ 0 1339 An Irish Mystery http://frontiertraveler.com/california/an-irish-mystery/ http://frontiertraveler.com/california/an-irish-mystery/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:53:12 +0000 http://box5198.temp.domains/~frontiu4/?p=1326 Portions of this were excerpted from Nancy’s book Discover Your Family History Online It started at the Fort Rosecrans National[...]

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]]> http://frontiertraveler.com/california/an-irish-mystery/feed/ 0 1326 Aztec Ruins National Monument http://frontiertraveler.com/new-mexico/aztec-ruins-national-monument/ http://frontiertraveler.com/new-mexico/aztec-ruins-national-monument/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2015 20:24:36 +0000 http://box5198.temp.domains/~frontiu4/?p=1321 It’s taken us a few weeks to recover from our quick journey from San Diego to Mesa Verde, Colorado. We[...]

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]]> http://frontiertraveler.com/new-mexico/aztec-ruins-national-monument/feed/ 2 1321 Planning a Weekend Getaway http://frontiertraveler.com/colorado/planning-a-weekend-getaway/ http://frontiertraveler.com/colorado/planning-a-weekend-getaway/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:19:32 +0000 http://box5198.temp.domains/~frontiu4/?p=1308 It started with Vicki’s simple “Let’s drive up to Flagstaff for a weekend”. Ok, I thought. Then she said, “We’ve[...]

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]]> http://frontiertraveler.com/colorado/planning-a-weekend-getaway/feed/ 0 1308 White Hall Tavern, Frontier Traveler Picture of the Day http://frontiertraveler.com/virginia/white-hall-tavern-frontier-traveler-picture-of-the-day-march-9-2014/ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 16:15:37 +0000 http://box5198.temp.domains/~frontiu4/?p=1126 White Hall Tavern, Harper’s Ferry, #VA.  Directly across from the Armory, it provided a place for eating, drinking, and discussing[...]

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]]> 1126 Old City Cemetery, Frontier Traveler Picture of the Day http://frontiertraveler.com/florida-frontiertravel/old-city-cemetery-frontier-traveler-picture-of-the-day/ Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:53:37 +0000 http://box5198.temp.domains/~frontiu4/?p=1122 Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida. It is the oldest public burial ground in Tallahassee. It was established by the Territorial[...]

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