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History and Archaeology Videos
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Swett Ranch on the Ashley National Forest
The Swett Ranch Homestead is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and provides visitors an opportunity see what homesteading was like in the early 1900’s.
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Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns
The Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns were built in 1886 and are a representation of a transitional stage in the technology between charcoal pits and wood distillation plants.
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Blackrock Ranger Station
Learn about the historic Blackrock Ranger Station and Rudolf (Rosie) Rosencrans, the first Ranger of the Teton Division.
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Ancient Artifacts at Edge of the Cedars Museum
Volunteers help catalogue artifacts from hundreds of ancestral Puebloan sites on the flanks of Elk Ridge and the Abajo Mountains in southeastern Utah.
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Passport in Time: Finding Aurora’s Chinese
An excavation project uncovers information about Chinese immigrants during the 1860's in Aurora, Nevada, the second largest city at the time between the Sierra Nevada's and Mississippi.
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A Brief History of The Intermountain Region
A brief history of the Intermountain Region of the Forest Service from 1905 through the 1960's. Today, the Intermountain Region includes 12 National Forests in Nevada, Utah, southern Idaho, western Wyoming, and portions of eastern California and western Colorado.
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