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		<title>Virtual Globetrotting: Abandoned</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Remains of the Somersville ghost town]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52735/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/2/52735.gif' alt='Remains of the Somersville ghost town' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Remains of the Somersville ghost town</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52735/' title='Map Info: Remains of the Somersville ghost town'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52735/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52735/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52735/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-07-06 20:05:03<br />The original site of the town is just south near the Somersville cemetary.  These buildings were relocated here and are currently owned by the Antioch School System.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=37.98137~-121.856422&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7979956&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52735/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/2/52735.gif' alt='Remains of the Somersville ghost town' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Remains of the Somersville ghost town</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52735/' title='Map Info: Remains of the Somersville ghost town'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52735/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52735/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52735/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-07-06 20:05:03<br />The original site of the town is just south near the Somersville cemetary.  These buildings were relocated here and are currently owned by the Antioch School System.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=37.98137~-121.856422&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7979956&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:05:03 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[St. Cabrini Novitiate - Abandoned]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/2/52650.gif' alt='St. Cabrini Novitiate - Abandoned' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>St. Cabrini Novitiate - Abandoned</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/' title='Map Info: St. Cabrini Novitiate - Abandoned'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-07-05 01:40:55<br />This small ruin, perched on a cliff behind the St. Cabrini Nursing Home in Dobbs Ferry, overlooks the broadest expanse of the Hudson River, where the Tappan Zee to the northwest stretches a good three miles. The castle-like ruin was built in the early 1900s by St. Cabrini as part of its Novitiate, or training school for nuns.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=41.00885600~-73.88050600&style=h&lvl=15' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/2/52650.gif' alt='St. Cabrini Novitiate - Abandoned' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>St. Cabrini Novitiate - Abandoned</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/' title='Map Info: St. Cabrini Novitiate - Abandoned'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52650/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-07-05 01:40:55<br />This small ruin, perched on a cliff behind the St. Cabrini Nursing Home in Dobbs Ferry, overlooks the broadest expanse of the Hudson River, where the Tappan Zee to the northwest stretches a good three miles. The castle-like ruin was built in the early 1900s by St. Cabrini as part of its Novitiate, or training school for nuns.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=41.00885600~-73.88050600&style=h&lvl=15' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:40:55 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Roofless remains of an old Soviet military base]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51692/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/1/51692.gif' alt='Roofless remains of an old Soviet military base' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Roofless remains of an old Soviet military base</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51692/' title='Map Info: Roofless remains of an old Soviet military base'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51692/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51692/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51692/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-06-15 16:54:51<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=59.50247000,150.91250500&q=Russian Federation&spn=0.003006,0.008025' -->]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:54:51 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Langley Speedway]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/0/50895.gif' alt='Langley Speedway' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/' title='1 Comments'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/comments.gif' class='icon' alt='1 Comments' /></a><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Langley Speedway</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/' title='Map Info: Langley Speedway'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/milwhcky/' title='milwhcky: Info'>milwhcky</a><br />@ 2008-05-28 20:50:56<br />Located in Campbell Valley Park, this 1/4 mile stock car racing track operated from 1963-84.  The track hosted several NASCAR Winston West Series events.  In the track's final few years, it went by the name Action Raceway.<br />
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The track closed after the city refused to renew the lease.  The grandstands, fences, and other buildings have long since been torn down, but the track surface and retaining walls remain intact.  <br />
In 2006, it was declared a Heritage Site by the local government.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=49.019205~-122.64905&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=29303007&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/0/50895.gif' alt='Langley Speedway' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/' title='1 Comments'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/comments.gif' class='icon' alt='1 Comments' /></a><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Langley Speedway</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/' title='Map Info: Langley Speedway'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50895/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/milwhcky/' title='milwhcky: Info'>milwhcky</a><br />@ 2008-05-28 20:50:56<br />Located in Campbell Valley Park, this 1/4 mile stock car racing track operated from 1963-84.  The track hosted several NASCAR Winston West Series events.  In the track's final few years, it went by the name Action Raceway.<br />
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The track closed after the city refused to renew the lease.  The grandstands, fences, and other buildings have long since been torn down, but the track surface and retaining walls remain intact.  <br />
In 2006, it was declared a Heritage Site by the local government.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=49.019205~-122.64905&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=29303007&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 20:50:56 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned Safari Park]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50788/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/0/50788.gif' alt='Abandoned Safari Park' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Abandoned Safari Park</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50788/' title='Map Info: Abandoned Safari Park'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50788/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50788/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50788/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-05-26 21:00:00<br />Open from 1975-1998.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=48.53253900,2.33420300&q=France&spn=0.001861,0.004334' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50788/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/0/50788.gif' alt='Abandoned Safari Park' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Abandoned Safari Park</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50788/' title='Map Info: Abandoned Safari Park'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50788/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50788/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50788/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-05-26 21:00:00<br />Open from 1975-1998.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=48.53253900,2.33420300&q=France&spn=0.001861,0.004334' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 21:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned thermal baths]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50038/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/0/50038.gif' alt='Abandoned thermal baths' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned thermal baths</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50038/' title='Map Info: Abandoned thermal baths'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50038/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50038/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50038/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/Effi/' title='Effi: Info'>Effi</a><br />@ 2008-05-10 05:17:20<br />Terme del Corallo, built on 1903<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=43.557121~10.336115&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=10504391&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50038/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/5/0/50038.gif' alt='Abandoned thermal baths' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned thermal baths</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50038/' title='Map Info: Abandoned thermal baths'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50038/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50038/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50038/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/Effi/' title='Effi: Info'>Effi</a><br />@ 2008-05-10 05:17:20<br />Terme del Corallo, built on 1903<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=43.557121~10.336115&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=10504391&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hickory Speedway]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49934/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/9/49934.gif' alt='Hickory Speedway' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Hickory Speedway</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49934/' title='Map Info: Hickory Speedway'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49934/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49934/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49934/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/milwhcky/' title='milwhcky: Info'>milwhcky</a><br />@ 2008-05-06 19:57:39<br />1/4 mile clay oval track that held sprint car and stock car races.  The track's owners closed the track in 2000 soon after the death of modified driver Danny Burns.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=41.015387~-80.276703&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=28174166&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49934/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/9/49934.gif' alt='Hickory Speedway' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Hickory Speedway</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49934/' title='Map Info: Hickory Speedway'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49934/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49934/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49934/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/milwhcky/' title='milwhcky: Info'>milwhcky</a><br />@ 2008-05-06 19:57:39<br />1/4 mile clay oval track that held sprint car and stock car races.  The track's owners closed the track in 2000 soon after the death of modified driver Danny Burns.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=41.015387~-80.276703&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=28174166&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 19:57:39 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned car on water]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49894/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/9/49894.gif' alt='Abandoned car on water' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned car on water</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49894/' title='Map Info: Abandoned car on water'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49894/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49894/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49894/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-05-05 16:08:56<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=-42.752268~147.250804&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=29526535' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49894/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/9/49894.gif' alt='Abandoned car on water' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned car on water</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49894/' title='Map Info: Abandoned car on water'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49894/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49894/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49894/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-05-05 16:08:56<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=-42.752268~147.250804&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=29526535' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 16:08:56 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned dragline excavator used for strip mining]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49716/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/9/49716.gif' alt='Abandoned dragline excavator used for strip mining' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned dragline excavator used for strip mining</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49716/' title='Map Info: Abandoned dragline excavator used for strip mining'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49716/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49716/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49716/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-05-01 11:22:44<br />Dragline excavation systems are heavy equipment used in civil engineering and surface mining. In civil engineering the smaller types are used for road and port construction. The larger types are used in strip-mining operations to move overburden above coal, and for tar-sand mining. Draglines are amongst the largest mobile equipment (not water-borne), and weigh in the vicinity of 2000 metric tonnes, though specimens weighing up to 13,000 metric tonnes have also been constructed.<br />
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A dragline bucket system consists of a large bucket which is suspended from a boom (a large truss-like structure) with wire ropes. The bucket is maneuvered by means of a number of ropes and chains. The hoistrope, powered by large diesel or electric motors, supports the bucket and hoist-coupler assembly from the boom. The dragrope is used to draw the bucket assembly horizontally. By skillful maneuver of the hoist and the dragropes the bucket is controlled for various operations.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=33.634928~-87.009601&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9769177&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49716/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/9/49716.gif' alt='Abandoned dragline excavator used for strip mining' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned dragline excavator used for strip mining</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49716/' title='Map Info: Abandoned dragline excavator used for strip mining'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49716/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49716/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49716/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-05-01 11:22:44<br />Dragline excavation systems are heavy equipment used in civil engineering and surface mining. In civil engineering the smaller types are used for road and port construction. The larger types are used in strip-mining operations to move overburden above coal, and for tar-sand mining. Draglines are amongst the largest mobile equipment (not water-borne), and weigh in the vicinity of 2000 metric tonnes, though specimens weighing up to 13,000 metric tonnes have also been constructed.<br />
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A dragline bucket system consists of a large bucket which is suspended from a boom (a large truss-like structure) with wire ropes. The bucket is maneuvered by means of a number of ropes and chains. The hoistrope, powered by large diesel or electric motors, supports the bucket and hoist-coupler assembly from the boom. The dragrope is used to draw the bucket assembly horizontally. By skillful maneuver of the hoist and the dragropes the bucket is controlled for various operations.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=33.634928~-87.009601&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9769177&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 11:22:44 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned ship]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48876/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/8/48876.gif' alt='Abandoned ship' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned ship</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48876/' title='Map Info: Abandoned ship'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48876/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48876/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48876/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-04-11 18:19:48<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTSN&cp=38.639962~-9.123705&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48876/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/8/48876.gif' alt='Abandoned ship' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned ship</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48876/' title='Map Info: Abandoned ship'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48876/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48876/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48876/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-04-11 18:19:48<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTSN&cp=38.639962~-9.123705&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:19:48 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned Dreams]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/8/48838.gif' alt='Abandoned Dreams' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Abandoned Dreams</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/' title='Map Info: Abandoned Dreams'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-04-09 23:42:53<br />All that's left is the foundation and a fireplace. Lot's of these out in the desert around here. People that wanted to get away. One the other side of the fence is Edwards AFB and row upon row of curious aerial photo targets.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=34.82129200~-117.73500400&style=h&lvl=15' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/8/48838.gif' alt='Abandoned Dreams' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Abandoned Dreams</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/' title='Map Info: Abandoned Dreams'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48838/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-04-09 23:42:53<br />All that's left is the foundation and a fireplace. Lot's of these out in the desert around here. People that wanted to get away. One the other side of the fence is Edwards AFB and row upon row of curious aerial photo targets.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=34.82129200~-117.73500400&style=h&lvl=15' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:42:53 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ghostly remains of abandoned roller coaster at Chippewa Lake Park]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/8/48770.gif' alt='Ghostly remains of abandoned roller coaster at Chippewa Lake Park' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/' title='1 Comments'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/comments.gif' class='icon' alt='1 Comments' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Ghostly remains of abandoned roller coaster at Chippewa Lake Park</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/' title='Map Info: Ghostly remains of abandoned roller coaster at Chippewa Lake Park'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-04-07 17:52:20<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellmutt/2208901346/in/set-72157602655023537/">Pictures</a><br /><br />
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Hidden on a lakeshore in Medina County is one of the state's most unique forgotten treasures: the abandoned amusement park called Chippewa Lake. What you'll find there today is the tragic shell of a once-glorious family fun park, one with a history going back to the 1840s. The crying shame is that it's been reduced to an inadequately-fenced-off stretch of acres, overgrown with every imaginable form of vegetation native to this state and festooned with faded NO TRESPASSING signs. Don't let those signs throw you, though; getting past the fences and into this astonishing ruin is about as easy as following a path through some sparse woods. And the people who live along here don't seem to mind much, as long as you're not there to vandalize. They've had a few fires set by the malicious or careless in recent years, and they try to keep an eye on the park, but they must know the futility of guarding it from sightseers. After all, it is quite a unique place to live. How many neighborhoods can there possibly be with an abandoned roller coaster in the backyard? <!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=41.062753~-81.902051&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=25921983&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/8/48770.gif' alt='Ghostly remains of abandoned roller coaster at Chippewa Lake Park' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/' title='1 Comments'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/comments.gif' class='icon' alt='1 Comments' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Ghostly remains of abandoned roller coaster at Chippewa Lake Park</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/' title='Map Info: Ghostly remains of abandoned roller coaster at Chippewa Lake Park'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48770/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-04-07 17:52:20<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellmutt/2208901346/in/set-72157602655023537/">Pictures</a><br /><br />
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Hidden on a lakeshore in Medina County is one of the state's most unique forgotten treasures: the abandoned amusement park called Chippewa Lake. What you'll find there today is the tragic shell of a once-glorious family fun park, one with a history going back to the 1840s. The crying shame is that it's been reduced to an inadequately-fenced-off stretch of acres, overgrown with every imaginable form of vegetation native to this state and festooned with faded NO TRESPASSING signs. Don't let those signs throw you, though; getting past the fences and into this astonishing ruin is about as easy as following a path through some sparse woods. And the people who live along here don't seem to mind much, as long as you're not there to vandalize. They've had a few fires set by the malicious or careless in recent years, and they try to keep an eye on the park, but they must know the futility of guarding it from sightseers. After all, it is quite a unique place to live. How many neighborhoods can there possibly be with an abandoned roller coaster in the backyard? <!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=41.062753~-81.902051&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=25921983&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:52:20 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[J35 Draken]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48582/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/8/48582.gif' alt='J35 Draken' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>J35 Draken</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48582/' title='Map Info: J35 Draken'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48582/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48582/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48582/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/alfjon/' title='alfjon: Info'>alfjon</a><br />@ 2008-04-04 13:11:59<br />On a firetraining ground<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=56.675732~16.270849&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=20985767&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48582/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/8/48582.gif' alt='J35 Draken' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>J35 Draken</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48582/' title='Map Info: J35 Draken'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48582/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48582/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/48582/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/alfjon/' title='alfjon: Info'>alfjon</a><br />@ 2008-04-04 13:11:59<br />On a firetraining ground<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=56.675732~16.270849&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=20985767&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:11:59 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Charles Manson's Barker Ranch]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/7/47670.gif' alt='Charles Manson&#039;s Barker Ranch' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/' title='2 Comments'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/comments.gif' class='icon' alt='2 Comments' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Charles Manson's Barker Ranch</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/' title='Map Info: Charles Manson&#039;s Barker Ranch'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-03-15 23:48:33<br />Barker Ranch is infamous as the last hideout of Charles Manson and his "family" during and after the gruesome LA murder spree. It is located inside Death Valley National Park in eastern California.<br />
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Recently (Early 2008), forensic investigators have searched the ranch with "cutting-edge forensic technology" and turned up possible graves of undiscovered Manson murder victims. <br />
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/15/america/CSI-Manson-Ranch.php<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=35.85978700,-117.08848700&q=United States&spn=0.004217,0.012188' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/7/47670.gif' alt='Charles Manson&#039;s Barker Ranch' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/' title='2 Comments'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/comments.gif' class='icon' alt='2 Comments' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Charles Manson's Barker Ranch</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/' title='Map Info: Charles Manson&#039;s Barker Ranch'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47670/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-03-15 23:48:33<br />Barker Ranch is infamous as the last hideout of Charles Manson and his "family" during and after the gruesome LA murder spree. It is located inside Death Valley National Park in eastern California.<br />
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Recently (Early 2008), forensic investigators have searched the ranch with "cutting-edge forensic technology" and turned up possible graves of undiscovered Manson murder victims. <br />
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/15/america/CSI-Manson-Ranch.php<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=35.85978700,-117.08848700&q=United States&spn=0.004217,0.012188' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:48:33 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cahokia Power Plant]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46799.gif' alt='Cahokia Power Plant' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Cahokia Power Plant</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/' title='Map Info: Cahokia Power Plant'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-03-01 19:10:22<br />Its six towering smokestacks make the retired Cahokia Power Plant one of the city's most distinctive landmarks, yet most residents rarely see this stupendous building up close. Its 52-acre site alongside the Mississippi River in Illinois is private property and closed off. Reaching the river bank on the opposite side in St. Louis requires navigation of lengthy dirt roads and and underbrush.<br />
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The Union Electric-operated plant first came online in 1923; it was built in stages and completed in 1939. Designed to burn Illinois coal, it was the largest power plant in the Mississippi Valley when it opened. Its boilers consumed a ton of coal every 30 seconds, and over 600 million gallons of water a day. Underwater cables fed the electricity produced to the thriving city across the river. The plant later converted to oil burning.<br />
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By 1976 the plant had been replaced by newer facilities and was decommissioned. Union Electric sold off the property in 1979. Extensive asbestos insulation used in its construction remained a problem for at least a decade, acerbated by careless salvage work.<br />
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The site today is home to Cahokia Marine Services, a multi-modal transportation business run by SLAY Industries; it functions as a bulk commodity transfer site, loading river barges. The site offers a large volume of indoor storage, presumably referring to the power plant building. <!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.60331400~-90.18577000&style=h&lvl=15' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46799.gif' alt='Cahokia Power Plant' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Cahokia Power Plant</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/' title='Map Info: Cahokia Power Plant'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46799/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-03-01 19:10:22<br />Its six towering smokestacks make the retired Cahokia Power Plant one of the city's most distinctive landmarks, yet most residents rarely see this stupendous building up close. Its 52-acre site alongside the Mississippi River in Illinois is private property and closed off. Reaching the river bank on the opposite side in St. Louis requires navigation of lengthy dirt roads and and underbrush.<br />
<br />
The Union Electric-operated plant first came online in 1923; it was built in stages and completed in 1939. Designed to burn Illinois coal, it was the largest power plant in the Mississippi Valley when it opened. Its boilers consumed a ton of coal every 30 seconds, and over 600 million gallons of water a day. Underwater cables fed the electricity produced to the thriving city across the river. The plant later converted to oil burning.<br />
<br />
By 1976 the plant had been replaced by newer facilities and was decommissioned. Union Electric sold off the property in 1979. Extensive asbestos insulation used in its construction remained a problem for at least a decade, acerbated by careless salvage work.<br />
<br />
The site today is home to Cahokia Marine Services, a multi-modal transportation business run by SLAY Industries; it functions as a bulk commodity transfer site, loading river barges. The site offers a large volume of indoor storage, presumably referring to the power plant building. <!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.60331400~-90.18577000&style=h&lvl=15' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:10:22 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pulling down a tree]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46750/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46750.gif' alt='Pulling down a tree' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Pulling down a tree</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46750/' title='Map Info: Pulling down a tree'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46750/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46750/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46750/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/neotrix/' title='neotrix: Info'>neotrix</a><br />@ 2008-03-01 05:18:23<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=42.262062~-71.555229&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=3212882&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46750/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46750.gif' alt='Pulling down a tree' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Pulling down a tree</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46750/' title='Map Info: Pulling down a tree'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46750/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46750/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46750/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/neotrix/' title='neotrix: Info'>neotrix</a><br />@ 2008-03-01 05:18:23<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=42.262062~-71.555229&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=3212882&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:18:23 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Armour Meat Packing Plant]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46669.gif' alt='Armour Meat Packing Plant' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Armour Meat Packing Plant</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/' title='Map Info: Armour Meat Packing Plant'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-02-28 23:09:42<br />The Armour meat packing complex is one of the most spectacular wrecks in the entire East St Louis region. Long ago, the plant offered guided tours of its slaughterhouse and processing lines to curious visitors. Today only rotting structure and rusted machinery remains.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.645379~-90.152324&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=8443030&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46669.gif' alt='Armour Meat Packing Plant' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Armour Meat Packing Plant</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/' title='Map Info: Armour Meat Packing Plant'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46669/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-02-28 23:09:42<br />The Armour meat packing complex is one of the most spectacular wrecks in the entire East St Louis region. Long ago, the plant offered guided tours of its slaughterhouse and processing lines to curious visitors. Today only rotting structure and rusted machinery remains.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.645379~-90.152324&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=8443030&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:09:42 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Majestic Theatre]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46654.gif' alt='Majestic Theatre' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Majestic Theatre</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/' title='Map Info: Majestic Theatre'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-02-28 21:23:00<br />The Majestic, like the rest of downtown East St. Louis, has been in a state of decay for years. <br />
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The Majestic Theater opened in 1928, as part of the St. Louis-based Samuel Komm Theatre chain. The theater closed in 1960. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. As of 1998, a state bill had been floated to fund the building's restoration; the building's unchanged condition since attests that the effort ended with no results. <br />
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http://www.riverweb.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin//diglib?ID=2764<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.62745300~-90.15785900&style=h&lvl=15' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46654.gif' alt='Majestic Theatre' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Majestic Theatre</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/' title='Map Info: Majestic Theatre'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46654/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-02-28 21:23:00<br />The Majestic, like the rest of downtown East St. Louis, has been in a state of decay for years. <br />
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The Majestic Theater opened in 1928, as part of the St. Louis-based Samuel Komm Theatre chain. The theater closed in 1960. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. As of 1998, a state bill had been floated to fund the building's restoration; the building's unchanged condition since attests that the effort ended with no results. <br />
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http://www.riverweb.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin//diglib?ID=2764<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.62745300~-90.15785900&style=h&lvl=15' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:23:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<georss:point>38.62745300 -90.15785900</georss:point>
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			<title><![CDATA[Corno Mills Elevator]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46651.gif' alt='Corno Mills Elevator' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Corno Mills Elevator</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/' title='Map Info: Corno Mills Elevator'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-02-28 21:10:22<br />Once part of the large complex of Corno Mills, this lone grain elevator stands prominently alongside Interstate 64 near the new homes of Parsons Place. National Oats Company opened the Corno Mills in 1904, which thrived in the East St. Louis boom years only to close in the 1970's after Cargill purchased the facility. Thousands of people see this elevator every day, but few people know its history as part of one of the east side's largest feed mills.<br />
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There is no apparent reason for the elevator's lonely vigil. Why it survived the demolition of the larger Corno complex is not certain. Nor is there a self-evident explanation for the removal of all of the stair risers on the elevator's internal spiral staircase (see photograph below). The cast concrete structure is fairly sturdy and should stand for another fifty years in its abandoned state, but whether or not the elevator survives that long is yet another uncertainty. <!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.62473700~-90.13062900&style=h&lvl=15' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46651.gif' alt='Corno Mills Elevator' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/' title='Multiple thumbnails'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/dualThumb.png' class='icon' alt='Multiple thumbnails' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Corno Mills Elevator</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/' title='Map Info: Corno Mills Elevator'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46651/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/jbottero/' title='jbottero: Info'>jbottero</a><br />@ 2008-02-28 21:10:22<br />Once part of the large complex of Corno Mills, this lone grain elevator stands prominently alongside Interstate 64 near the new homes of Parsons Place. National Oats Company opened the Corno Mills in 1904, which thrived in the East St. Louis boom years only to close in the 1970's after Cargill purchased the facility. Thousands of people see this elevator every day, but few people know its history as part of one of the east side's largest feed mills.<br />
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There is no apparent reason for the elevator's lonely vigil. Why it survived the demolition of the larger Corno complex is not certain. Nor is there a self-evident explanation for the removal of all of the stair risers on the elevator's internal spiral staircase (see photograph below). The cast concrete structure is fairly sturdy and should stand for another fifty years in its abandoned state, but whether or not the elevator survives that long is yet another uncertainty. <!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.62473700~-90.13062900&style=h&lvl=15' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:10:22 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lost school bus]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46495.gif' alt='Lost school bus' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Lost school bus</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/' title='Map Info: Lost school bus'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/dda/' title='dda: Info'>dda</a><br />@ 2008-02-26 15:44:52<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=38.07409300,-110.81253000&q=United States&spn=0.006774,0.007585' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46495.gif' alt='Lost school bus' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Lost school bus</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/' title='Map Info: Lost school bus'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/dda/' title='dda: Info'>dda</a><br />@ 2008-02-26 15:44:52<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=38.07409300,-110.81253000&q=United States&spn=0.006774,0.007585' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46495/</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:44:52 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Contaminated Vehicles at Rassorva, Chernobyl]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46418.gif' alt='Contaminated Vehicles at Rassorva, Chernobyl' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/' title='2 Comments'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/comments.gif' class='icon' alt='2 Comments' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Contaminated Vehicles at Rassorva, Chernobyl</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/' title='Map Info: Contaminated Vehicles at Rassorva, Chernobyl'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/DonMartini/' title='DonMartini: Info'>DonMartini</a><br />@ 2008-02-25 16:20:42<br />The explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl power station, Ukraine, in April of 1986 was the worst civilian nuclear disaster in history. A radioactive cloud burst from the reactor and contaminated Ukraine, Belarus, and neighboring parts of Russia before the wind carried it all over Europe. The 120 surrounding districts were evacuated, though belatedly. The precise number of victims remains unknown today, but it is estimated that several million people are suffering from illnesses linked to radiation, such as cancer and immune deficiencies. In December 2000, the power station’s last reactor—which had remained in service to supply 9 per cent of the country’s electricity—was finally shut down in exchange for $2.3 billion in Western aid, which will allow two new nuclear facilities to be built. The nuclear industry has not yet resolved the problem of disposing of waste that will remain highly radioactive for many years. This waste, produced by 433 reactors in thirty-two countries, accumulates in storage centres.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=51.15414100,29.98348100&q=Ukraine&spn=0.002887,0.010557' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46418.gif' alt='Contaminated Vehicles at Rassorva, Chernobyl' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/' title='2 Comments'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/comments.gif' class='icon' alt='2 Comments' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Contaminated Vehicles at Rassorva, Chernobyl</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/' title='Map Info: Contaminated Vehicles at Rassorva, Chernobyl'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/DonMartini/' title='DonMartini: Info'>DonMartini</a><br />@ 2008-02-25 16:20:42<br />The explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl power station, Ukraine, in April of 1986 was the worst civilian nuclear disaster in history. A radioactive cloud burst from the reactor and contaminated Ukraine, Belarus, and neighboring parts of Russia before the wind carried it all over Europe. The 120 surrounding districts were evacuated, though belatedly. The precise number of victims remains unknown today, but it is estimated that several million people are suffering from illnesses linked to radiation, such as cancer and immune deficiencies. In December 2000, the power station’s last reactor—which had remained in service to supply 9 per cent of the country’s electricity—was finally shut down in exchange for $2.3 billion in Western aid, which will allow two new nuclear facilities to be built. The nuclear industry has not yet resolved the problem of disposing of waste that will remain highly radioactive for many years. This waste, produced by 433 reactors in thirty-two countries, accumulates in storage centres.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=51.15414100,29.98348100&q=Ukraine&spn=0.002887,0.010557' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46418/</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:20:42 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned 'Meteor Crater Observatory / American Meteorite Museum']]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46312.gif' alt='Abandoned &#039;Meteor Crater Observatory / American Meteorite Museum&#039;' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/pics/' title='3 Pics'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/pics.gif' class='icon' alt='3 Pics' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned 'Meteor Crater Observatory / American Meteorite Museum'</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/' title='Map Info: Abandoned &#039;Meteor Crater Observatory / American Meteorite Museum&#039;'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 21:40:21<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=35.103738~-111.02206&style=h&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46312.gif' alt='Abandoned &#039;Meteor Crater Observatory / American Meteorite Museum&#039;' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/pics/' title='3 Pics'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/pics.gif' class='icon' alt='3 Pics' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned 'Meteor Crater Observatory / American Meteorite Museum'</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/' title='Map Info: Abandoned &#039;Meteor Crater Observatory / American Meteorite Museum&#039;'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46312/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 21:40:21<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=35.103738~-111.02206&style=h&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:40:21 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned 'Canyon Diablo' roadside attraction]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46311.gif' alt='Abandoned &#039;Canyon Diablo&#039; roadside attraction' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/pics/' title='4 Pics'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/pics.gif' class='icon' alt='4 Pics' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned 'Canyon Diablo' roadside attraction</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/' title='Map Info: Abandoned &#039;Canyon Diablo&#039; roadside attraction'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 21:35:26<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=35.11628~-111.095799&style=a&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46311.gif' alt='Abandoned &#039;Canyon Diablo&#039; roadside attraction' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/pics/' title='4 Pics'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/pics.gif' class='icon' alt='4 Pics' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned 'Canyon Diablo' roadside attraction</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/' title='Map Info: Abandoned &#039;Canyon Diablo&#039; roadside attraction'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 21:35:26<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=35.11628~-111.095799&style=a&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46311/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:35:26 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned 'Two Guns' roadside attraction]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46310.gif' alt='Abandoned &#039;Two Guns&#039; roadside attraction' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/pics/' title='3 Pics'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/pics.gif' class='icon' alt='3 Pics' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned 'Two Guns' roadside attraction</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/' title='Map Info: Abandoned &#039;Two Guns&#039; roadside attraction'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 21:34:24<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=35.114059~-111.090982&style=a&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46310.gif' alt='Abandoned &#039;Two Guns&#039; roadside attraction' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/pics/' title='3 Pics'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/pics.gif' class='icon' alt='3 Pics' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned 'Two Guns' roadside attraction</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/' title='Map Info: Abandoned &#039;Two Guns&#039; roadside attraction'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46310/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 21:34:24<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=35.114059~-111.090982&style=a&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:34:24 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FC Tower 4 - USCGS "Round"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46261.gif' alt='FC Tower 4 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Tower 4 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/' title='Map Info: FC Tower 4 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 10:54:32<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.680567~-75.071024&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11464908' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46261.gif' alt='FC Tower 4 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Tower 4 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/' title='Map Info: FC Tower 4 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 10:54:32<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.680567~-75.071024&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11464908' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46261/</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:54:32 -0600</pubDate>
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			<georss:point>38.68056700 -75.07102400</georss:point>
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			<title><![CDATA[FC Towers 3 - USCGS "Round"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46260.gif' alt='FC Towers 3 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Towers 3 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/' title='Map Info: FC Towers 3 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 10:48:50<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.678138~-75.070793&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11464908' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46260.gif' alt='FC Towers 3 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Towers 3 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/' title='Map Info: FC Towers 3 - USCGS &quot;Round&quot;'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 10:48:50<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.678138~-75.070793&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11464908' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46260/</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:48:50 -0600</pubDate>
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			<georss:point>38.67813800 -75.07079300</georss:point>
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			<title><![CDATA[FC Tower 12 - USCGS "Military"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46254.gif' alt='FC Tower 12 - USCGS &quot;Military&quot;' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Tower 12 - USCGS &quot;Military&quot;</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/' title='Map Info: FC Tower 12 - USCGS &quot;Military&quot;'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 10:30:04<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.775776~-75.100148&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11459730' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46254.gif' alt='FC Tower 12 - USCGS &quot;Military&quot;' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Tower 12 - USCGS &quot;Military&quot;</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/' title='Map Info: FC Tower 12 - USCGS &quot;Military&quot;'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 10:30:04<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.775776~-75.100148&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11459730' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:30:04 -0600</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink='true'>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46254/</guid>
			<georss:point>38.77577600 -75.10014800</georss:point>
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			<title><![CDATA[FC Tower 13 - USCGS]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46252.gif' alt='FC Tower 13 - USCGS' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Tower 13 - USCGS</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/' title='Map Info: FC Tower 13 - USCGS'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 10:23:03<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.779316~-75.119334&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11459658' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46252.gif' alt='FC Tower 13 - USCGS' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Tower 13 - USCGS</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/' title='Map Info: FC Tower 13 - USCGS'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 10:23:03<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.779316~-75.119334&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11459658' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46252/</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:23:03 -0600</pubDate>
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			<georss:point>38.77931600 -75.11933400</georss:point>
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			<title><![CDATA[FC Tower 8 - USCGS]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46249.gif' alt='FC Tower 8 - USCGS' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Tower 8 - USCGS</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/' title='Map Info: FC Tower 8 - USCGS'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 09:35:34<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.788239~-75.094271&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11459506' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46249.gif' alt='FC Tower 8 - USCGS' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Tower 8 - USCGS</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/' title='Map Info: FC Tower 8 - USCGS'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 09:35:34<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.788239~-75.094271&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11459506' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:35:34 -0600</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink='true'>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46249/</guid>
			<georss:point>38.78823900 -75.09427100</georss:point>
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			<title><![CDATA[FC Tower 2 - USCGS]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46248.gif' alt='FC Tower 2 - USCGS' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Tower 2 - USCGS</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/' title='Map Info: FC Tower 2 - USCGS'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 09:28:28<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.588814~-75.061129&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11467527' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46248.gif' alt='FC Tower 2 - USCGS' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>FC Tower 2 - USCGS</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/' title='Map Info: FC Tower 2 - USCGS'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-23 09:28:28<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=38.588814~-75.061129&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=11467527' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46248/</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:28:28 -0600</pubDate>
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			<georss:point>38.58881400 -75.06112900</georss:point>
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			<title><![CDATA[Klassix Auto Museum]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46085.gif' alt='Klassix Auto Museum' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Klassix Auto Museum</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/' title='Map Info: Klassix Auto Museum'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/milwhcky/' title='milwhcky: Info'>milwhcky</a><br />@ 2008-02-20 18:45:19<br />This large automotive museum closed in 2003.  It featured muscle cars, race cars, and vintage motorcycles.  NASCAR driver Mark Martin was a part owner.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=29.167489~-81.085858&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=19987258&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/6/46085.gif' alt='Klassix Auto Museum' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Klassix Auto Museum</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/' title='Map Info: Klassix Auto Museum'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/milwhcky/' title='milwhcky: Info'>milwhcky</a><br />@ 2008-02-20 18:45:19<br />This large automotive museum closed in 2003.  It featured muscle cars, race cars, and vintage motorcycles.  NASCAR driver Mark Martin was a part owner.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=29.167489~-81.085858&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=19987258&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46085/</comments>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:45:19 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prinsenkasteel]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45898.gif' alt='Prinsenkasteel' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Prinsenkasteel</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/' title='Map Info: Prinsenkasteel'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/milwhcky/' title='milwhcky: Info'>milwhcky</a><br />@ 2008-02-18 12:09:04<br />Built around 1500, it was used by the medieval Lords of Grimbergen.  During World War II, it was occupied by the Germans, who set the castle on fire upon retreat to destroy any evidence.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=50.928327~4.371446&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=21008505&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45898.gif' alt='Prinsenkasteel' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Prinsenkasteel</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/' title='Map Info: Prinsenkasteel'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/milwhcky/' title='milwhcky: Info'>milwhcky</a><br />@ 2008-02-18 12:09:04<br />Built around 1500, it was used by the medieval Lords of Grimbergen.  During World War II, it was occupied by the Germans, who set the castle on fire upon retreat to destroy any evidence.<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=50.928327~4.371446&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=21008505&encType=1' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45898/</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:09:04 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned Baseball Field]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45805.gif' alt='Abandoned Baseball Field' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Abandoned Baseball Field</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/' title='Map Info: Abandoned Baseball Field'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/Effi/' title='Effi: Info'>Effi</a><br />@ 2008-02-17 04:45:19<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=21.58994100,-88.15427000&q=Mexico&spn=0.003028,0.005407' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsgm.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45805.gif' alt='Abandoned Baseball Field' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbGM-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Google Maps' /></div></div><b>Abandoned Baseball Field</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/' title='Map Info: Abandoned Baseball Field'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/Effi/' title='Effi: Info'>Effi</a><br />@ 2008-02-17 04:45:19<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=21.58994100,-88.15427000&q=Mexico&spn=0.003028,0.005407' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45805/</comments>
			<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:45:19 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned building]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45430.gif' alt='Abandoned building' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned building</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/' title='Map Info: Abandoned building'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-11 11:53:22<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=42.345359~-83.055495&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=3778800' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45430.gif' alt='Abandoned building' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned building</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/' title='Map Info: Abandoned building'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-11 11:53:22<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=42.345359~-83.055495&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=3778800' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45430/</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:53:22 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned church]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45398.gif' alt='Abandoned church' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/' title='3 Comments'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/comments.gif' class='icon' alt='3 Comments' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned church</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/' title='Map Info: Abandoned church'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-11 06:24:08<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=33.450608~-112.078196&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=5770949' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45398.gif' alt='Abandoned church' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<a class='iconLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/' title='3 Comments'><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/comments.gif' class='icon' alt='3 Comments' /></a><img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned church</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/' title='Map Info: Abandoned church'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-11 06:24:08<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=33.450608~-112.078196&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=5770949' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45398/</comments>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:24:08 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned small farm house]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45292.gif' alt='Abandoned small farm house' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned small farm house</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/' title='Map Info: Abandoned small farm house'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-09 16:42:01<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=37.483242~15.038392&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7533495' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45292.gif' alt='Abandoned small farm house' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned small farm house</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/' title='Map Info: Abandoned small farm house'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-09 16:42:01<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=37.483242~15.038392&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7533495' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45292/</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:42:01 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned swimming pool]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45268.gif' alt='Abandoned swimming pool' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned swimming pool</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/' title='Map Info: Abandoned swimming pool'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-09 13:47:53<br />Nassau Beach County Park<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=40.589329~-73.600235&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9094490' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45268.gif' alt='Abandoned swimming pool' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned swimming pool</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/' title='Map Info: Abandoned swimming pool'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-09 13:47:53<br />Nassau Beach County Park<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=40.589329~-73.600235&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9094490' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45268/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:47:53 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned swimming pool]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45267.gif' alt='Abandoned swimming pool' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned swimming pool</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/' title='Map Info: Abandoned swimming pool'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-09 13:35:06<br />Point Lookout Town Park<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=40.587782~-73.596177&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9094877' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45267.gif' alt='Abandoned swimming pool' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned swimming pool</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/' title='Map Info: Abandoned swimming pool'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-09 13:35:06<br />Point Lookout Town Park<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=40.587782~-73.596177&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9094877' -->]]></content:encoded>
			<link>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/</link>
			<comments>http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45267/</comments>
			<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:35:06 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned bridge]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45153.gif' alt='Abandoned bridge' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned bridge</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/' title='Map Info: Abandoned bridge'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-07 20:31:25<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=39.47445~-0.584981&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=15685577' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45153.gif' alt='Abandoned bridge' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned bridge</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/' title='Map Info: Abandoned bridge'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/adrbr/' title='adrbr: Info'>adrbr</a><br />@ 2008-02-07 20:31:25<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=39.47445~-0.584981&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=15685577' -->]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abandoned Plaza de toros de Cartagena]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45119/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45119.gif' alt='Abandoned Plaza de toros de Cartagena' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned Plaza de toros de Cartagena</b><br />[<a class='mapLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45119/' title='Map Info: Abandoned Plaza de toros de Cartagena'>Info</a>] [<a title='Google Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45119/view/?service=0'>GM</a>] [<a title='Live Local' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45119/view/?service=1'>LL</a>] [<a title='Yahoo Maps' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45119/view/?service=2'>YM</a>] <br />By: <a class='userLink' href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/user/kjfitz/' title='kjfitz: Info'>kjfitz</a><br />@ 2008-02-07 11:22:49<!-- direct url: 'http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=37.600766~-0.97987&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=20950605&encType=1' -->]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='mapThumb'><a href='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45119/' ><img border='0' src='http://thumbsll.virtualglobetrotting.com/4/5/45119.gif' alt='Abandoned Plaza de toros de Cartagena' class='mapThumb'/></a><div class='mapIcons'>LL-BEV<img border='0' src='http://virtualglobetrotting.com/images/thumbLL-20x20.png' class='icon' alt='View in Live Local' /></div></div><b>Abandoned Plaza de toros de Cartagena</b><br />[<a cla