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Canyon, TX may be off the beaten track, but with Palo Duro Canyon and
the Panhandle-Plains Museum it is worth the trip.
James Brothers, RPA
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On Aug 9, 2007, at 12:34, Bob Skiles wrote:
> James,
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> The collection at Canyon was included as one of many in the "10s-of-
> thousands of glass insulators in dozens of US collections" that I
> alluded to having viewed in my first response ... and still have
> not seen one genuine red insulator. The Panhandle-Plains Museum is
> a great facility run by really good folks (among whom are several
> old friends). They probably also have the most comprehensive
> collection of windmills, toy farm tractors, and numerous other
> classes of artifacts relating to settlement on the plains ...
> anywhere. It may seem like a trip to the end-of-the-earth to get to
> Canyon, but a journey well rewarded for anyone interested in
> history/historical archaeology who makes the effort.
>
> Bob Skiles
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "There is also an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and
> birth, without either virtue or talents ... The artificial
> aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and
> provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy."
>
> - Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
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