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Living Connections to an Ancient Past at Wupatki National Monument

The ancient buildings of Wupatki stand as living witnesses to the ingenuity of the Ancestral Pueblo peoples, who built their homes and lives out of the copper-colored earth. The abundance of archaeological resources prompted the designation of the Colorado region as a National Monument in 1924.

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Moving to a Historic Portland Home Turns Owners Into Preservationists

“Buying this house and doing the rehab really changed our lives. It unlocked this inner preservationist that I didn’t realize was there,” says Peggy Moretti, one of the owners of this Craftsman-style house.

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The Day the Washington Monument Couldn’t Stand Still

After spending the greater part of the last eight years closed to the public—due to damage sustained during a 2011 earthquake—the Washington Monument finally reopened in September of 2019. Here, we take you behind the scenes of what happened the day the earthquake struck.

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How an Old Barn Transformed This Town’s Food Scene

Opening a restaurant and market in a 19th-century barn is fitting for a husband and wife team with a jam-making business called Preservation. The couple’s venture in Westfield, Indiana, has been a foodie haven since 2014—and it’s helped revolutionize the city’s downtown district.

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Historic Site’s Coach Barn Features a Rare 1918 Automobile

What weighs 5,600 pounds, is 11 feet long, can move at up to 90 miles per hour, and is more than 100 years old? If you guessed John D. Rockefeller, Jr.’s Crane-Simplex Model 5 Tourer, you’d be right—and it’s housed at Kykuit, a National Trust Historic Site in New York.

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