Fairle Midchilde

I have traveled a lot of places when I had a free time. Cameras, both film and digital, have always been my best companion.

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Next to the port stood the Union Depot. It was built in 1888 and is now used as the community center after the 1988 renovation. The historical marker reads: "Leavenworth...was a bustling boom town. Riverboats arrived almost daily...railroads...extending west...carrying settlers."

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@tinykarin I see a miracle of autumn beauty in your picture!

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The bald eagle is kind of an American national bird, which is the main design feature of the Great Seal of the United States. In 2013 I visited the Treehouse Wildlife Center near Alton IL. I took some photos of bald eagles at that time. Here are two of them. I hope you enjoy 'em!

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@wander4insp Nice harmony of autumn colors with the yellow of the tiny mountain train!

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While I was taking pictures around, an old woman came talk to me. She said, "Bald eagles are on top of trees. I see them everyday. Can find one on the tree." She looked up at a tree nearby. So did I, but I didn't see any. She was searching awhile, then was back on the trail. Fun!

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In Leavenworth I first visited the Landing Park on the Missouri River. This place used to be a long strip of the port in Leavenworth. Alongside of St. Joseph, Atchison, and Independence, this port served as one major starting point for West Expansion. No remnant to trace it back.

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@tinykarin This is like autumn leaves are whirling horizontally along the country road! Very beautiful!

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10th Street in Atchison, on which Atchison Railroad Museum stands, turns to US Route 73. When you drive south on it about 40 mins., you'll be in Leavenworth, another port town on the Missouri. In 1827 Fort Leavenworth was built by H. Leavenworth, which attracted people by and by.

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The last tweet on Atchison. On the east side of the railroad museum there is a siding track, on which an old long freight train is exhibited. This east side used to be a big railyard for Atchison Union Station. Now it's a mixture of a vacant field and a few business facilities.

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A comment on the flag read "Greeley to the Rescue, I have a n*****." Yes, here Greeley was referred to as a boss of a slave rescue team. He was an editor of New York Tribune, known for his strong abolitionist stance. So, Lincoln's intent is: Even an abolitionist admits Atchison!?

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On 9/21, I quoted Lincoln's comment on Atchison, which read "(Atchison is) a fine growing place, even Horace Greeley agreed with that." Why "even"? Remember Pardee Butler was forced in Atchison to drift down the Missouri on a tiny raft? A flag added to it announced his vice.

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Sorry again, folks! Something has held me out for weeks, I couldn't have any bit of time to make even a small tweet. I'll be in a similar situation a bit more, but I swear I'll try to find time to continue tweeting as much as I can.

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The last exhibit in the Atchison museum that drew my attention is Abe Lincoln's comment on Atchison. It's interesting to know that Atchison was the furthest West Lincoln traveled in his life. Also, the name "(Horace) Greeley" might be worth notice. The reason? See next tweet!

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Sorry about just one month leave from tweets. I've been thinking about the Twitter's change and Elon Musk. My temporal conclusion is to stay awhile on Twitter anyway. Where was I on my tweets one month ago? Yeah, I was still in Atchison, KS. Now, a little more about it. See next.

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@CreativeWisdom_ Everybody who sees this picture will know how talented you are as a photographer!

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Butler's fate? I'll refer to the words on an interpretive board: "He managed to guide the little raft to shore 12 miles downriver at Port William. [He] then proceeded on his trip to Illinois and brought his family back to Atchison County...where his descendants live to this day."

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Butler stayed the night in Atchison, which gave a mob the chance to get him next morning. He barely escaped a "hemp necklace," but was stripped to the waist, put on a two-log raft with a flag showing his involvement in the underground railroad, and was drifted on the Missouri!

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Rev. Butler had claimed a land near Atchison. After building a cabin there, he stopped by Atchison in 1855 to get on a steamboat to go back to Illinois. He happened to voice his abolitionist view to townspeople. He should've quickly left Atchison but his boat was late! Bad fate!

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Back to Atchison. In the museum, the lives of a few more men are exhibited. One unique guy among them is Pardee Butler, an abolitionist. He was born in New York State in 1816. His family then moved to Ohio in 1839. Around 1850 he preached in Illinois. In 1855 he came to Atchison.

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Sorry, folks! It's been three weeks since I tweeted last time. I was so busy, I couldn't even find a short time tweeting. In terms of "tweet," it seems to Elon Musk "tweet" should now be obsolete in his X Konzern, but I don't care. I'll keep "tweeting" in my "Twitter" world!