Chloride Arizona - A Living Ghost Town
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Quirky, quaint, charming… an apt description for the old mining town now a ‘living ghost town’ of Chloride, Arizona.
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Pay It Forward, Pay It Back
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“We were the boat people you’ve heard of”, Dr. Ho explained. He was five when his family paid smugglers to transport them from Vietnam. He remembers a long, rough boat ride across open water, the boat being accosted on several occasions by pirates. They finally found refuge on the tiny island of Galang, Indonesia, at a UN Refugee camp. They lived in the refugee camp for nearly 18 months, awaiting processing and approval for immigration to the USA.
Read MoreThe National Orphan Train Museum… Who Knew?
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David noticed a small roadside sign for the National Orphan Train Museum (NOTC). We whizzed past too quickly to figure out exactly what it was. Is there a museum that collects ‘orphaned’ train cars and displays them? We were perplexed, but decided it was worth stopping in Concordia, Kansas, to learn more.
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