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Atlantic Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. The beach on the east bears a
3-mile strip of sand that has proven to be one of the city’s paramount
attractions to natives and visitors alike.
Galveston Island, Texas
Renamed Galveston in 1836, the former pirate stronghold became the
Republic’s base of naval operations against Mexico and the temporary
Texas capital. By the Civil War broke out, Galveston was Texas’ principal
seaport and leading commercial hub. By 1890 it was Texas’ largest
and wealthiest city. Some of the country’s most celebrated buildings
housed the banks, shipping companies and cotton brokers that lined
the Strand, Galveston’s main street. Galveston lost everything to the
hurricane of 1900, including the lives of some 6,000 people. Galveston
remained in Houston’s shadow until the 1970s, when the Galveston
Historical Foundation began reconditioning some of the city’s Victorian
buildings. These efforts and such natural resources as the island’s
32 miles of sandy beaches have made Galveston Island a leading Gulf
Coast resort.
Grants Pass, Oregon
Named when settlers constructing the main road heard of General
Grant’s capture of Vicksburg in 1863, Grants pass was a resting place
on the California stage route. Today the town is a mid point in the
Rogue River region.
Haines, Alaska
Haines lies in a dramatic setting on the Chilkat Peninsula close to the
northern end of Lynn Canal between the waters of the Inside Passage
and the Chilkat River. From late October through December, nearby
Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, located between Mileposts 9 and 31 on
the Haines Highway, is haven to one of the largest congregations of
bald eagles in the world. 3,500 or more of the birds gather to feed on
the salmon in the Chilkat River; sometimes as many as 20 eagles nest
in a single tree.
Houston, Texas
Since the flood of the petroleum market Houston has become a boomtown,
forever growing and changing. In 1940 the city ranked as the
country’s 27th most populated; 20 years later it had climbed to 6th
and presently is exceeded only by New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Houston – Nasa Space Center
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is a large research and development
facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is also
a focal point for the Nation’s manned space-flight program. The visitor
center exhibits crafts that have flown in space, photographs, paintings,
moon rocks, a lunar roving vehicle and a lunar module; NASA
films are played daily in the auditorium.
Kenai, Alaska
Established as Fort Saint Nicholas by Russian fur traders in 1791. Kenai
is one of the aged permanent communities in Alaska. Kenai is the
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