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Escape Hatch666 viewsThe Indians also cleverly placed their tipis near the exit door so they could make quick getaways when the US cavalry came to round them up.
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Entry portal661 viewsView of the front entrance to the Museum (the indoor part), guarded by a large bronze stag.
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Rambling Rodent659 viewsAlvin the Chipmunk has returned to his natural habitat, from which he can safely observe the loony humans parading by.
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Surveyor's Wagon656 viewsFur trapping gave way to mining and other activities in the mid-1800s. This wagon appears to be a vehicle for a surveying expedition. Unfortunately, the surveyor apparently got lost and perished of hunger, thirst and exposure in the desert, or maybe was scalped by Indians, because he is nowhere to be seen.
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Slave Mine655 viewsA recreation of one of the mines where brutal, pitiless overseers worked Native Americans to death in pursuit of greed-driven profits for cold-hearted, uncaring owners, one of whom gloats over his nefarious enterprise at left.
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Bigelow Boogies!651 viewsIt didn't take more than a couple of seconds for Bigelow to dig his way through that puny pile of sand. He earns his keep!
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Essential Equipment for the 21st Century641 viewsThis truck was fitted out to fight forest fires. Soon after our visit, the Forest Service came and repossessed it to help fight the many fires raging in Southern and Central Oregon.
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Down the ramp633 viewsBigelow saunters down from the platform after finishing a round of excavation.
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A Giant Beaver Exhibit630 viewsThe Beaver exhibit includes a table devoted to a 220-pound beaver, Castoroides ohioensis, who went extinct 10,000 years ago. Modern beavers are grateful they don't have to compete with this behemoth.
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Native American Patriots in WWII625 views"Nearly one-third of Indian men served in the military, while another quarter worked in war industries. Indian women participated in the war effort by joining auxiliaries and finding employment in factories." ...
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Bigelow the Badger624 viewsBigelow trots up the ramps to the glass box where he will demonstrate his digging prowess.
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Silver City storefronts605 viewsShop facades on the main street of Silver City. The second floor, of course, houses a brothel.
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