Museum of Northern Arizona

Day Trip to Explore Flagstaff, Arizona

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May 7th 2006
It's a beautiful 85 mile dive from Prescott Valley, AZ up Interstate 17 to Flagstaff, AZ. In the past I've just driven through Flagstaff on my way to other locations like Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, or Monument Valley but today my plans were to visit four areas of interest near Flagstaff. First I visited Lowell Observatory (downtown on Mars Hill). I took a great 45 minute guided tour of the o ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more