June 5, 2012
by David Ryan
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Harpers Ferry is the easternmost town in West Virginia and is where the Shenandoah River joins the Potomac River. 180 years ago, Harpers Ferry was an important industrial center and the location of a Federal arsenal. It is famous for … Continue reading
March 18, 2012
by David Ryan
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While driving on U.S. 60 from Phoenix to Albuquerque last week, we passed through the old copper mining towns of Miami and Globe, Arizona. Wondering if they had stairs like Bisbee, we stopped in at the Globe-Miami visitor’s center to … Continue reading
March 6, 2012
by David Ryan
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If you read Other Stairs, Other Places in The Gentle Art of Wandering (page 57); you know that Bisbee, Arizona has several public stairways. Bisbee is an old copper mining town in the mountains of southeast Arizona. Because the town … Continue reading