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Jonsrud Viewpoint – Sandy, Oregon

Jonsrud Viewpoint - Sandy, Oregon

The Jonsrud viewpoint, in the Willamette Valley offers the visitor both a historic and scenic view of a beautiful stretch of Oregon. Through the valley below, passed the Barlow Road, also known as the Mt. Hood Road. This road was part of the larger Oregon Trail, and made it much easier for pioneers to reach the fertile valley along Oregon’s coast. On a clear day the conical peak of the Mt. Hood volcano rises prominently above the horizon. In Sandy, Oregon.

Lincoln Heritage House – Elizabethtown – Kentucky

Lincoln Heritage House - Elizabethtown - Kentucky

The Lincoln Heritage House is a house (actually two cabins joined together) that was owned and lived in by Thomas Hardin. The naming of the house, comes from the fact that part of its construction can be attributed to Thomas Lincoln, the father of Abraham Lincoln the future president of the United States. Thomas Lincoln owned a 200-acre farm nearby. Located at Freeman Lake in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.