July 26, 2024
Tag: Coastal Sentinals
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Coastal Sentinels: United States Lighthouses
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A thread of shoreline with a lighthouse has long been a focal point for artists and photographers as well as a destination for tourists and lovers. At the close of the postcard’s golden era, around the outbreak of World War I, America boasted more than 1,400 lighthouses. These captivating seascapes are the center pieces of…
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July 5, 2021 2 Comments
If you are one of the millions who has reached the summit of Pikes Peak, it is certainly a fond memory. At 14,115 feet Pikes Peak is not the highest mountain in Colorado (it ranks 20th), but it is one of the most accessible. Today Postcard History has the cards that may remind you of those good times.