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Nature Attractions In Gray Summit

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Shaw Nature Reserve

Purina Farms

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

Six Flags St Louis

Rockcliffe Mansion

Elephant Rocks State Park

Mark Twain Cave and Cameron Cave

Meramec Caverns

Gray Summit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,701 at the 2010 census. Also called Gray's Summit, it was founded by Daniel Gray of New York who built a hotel here in 1845. This community was the highest point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad between St. Louis and Jefferson City, Missouri; a railroad tunnel runs underneath the community. It is located on Interstate 44 and is home to Purina Farms, the Shaw Nature Reserve and Point Labaddie Brewery.
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Nature Attractions In Gray Summit

1. Shaw Nature Reserve Gray Summit
Shaw Nature Reserve, formerly known as Shaw Arboretum, is a 2,400 acres private nature reserve located in Villa Ridge, Missouri, that is operated as an extension of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The area was opened in 1925 when pollution from coal smoke in St. Louis threatened the garden's live plant collection, especially the orchid collection. The orchids were moved in 1926, but the pollution in St. Louis decreased with waning use of coal for heat, making it unnecessary to move the rest of the live plant collection. The reserve is currently dedicated to environmental education, to the maintenance and restoration of the region's native flora and fauna, and to public enjoyment of the natural world. The nature reserve has several historic homes , a large prairie, and a large wetland blind ...
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2. Mark Twain Cave and Cameron Cave Hannibal
Mark Twain Cave — originally McDowell's Cave — is a show cave located near Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.. It is the oldest operating show cave in the state, giving tours continuously since 1886. Along with nearby Cameron Cave, it became a registered National Natural Landmark in 1972, with a citation reading Exceptionally good examples of the maze type of cavern development. The cave — as McDougal's Cave — plays an important role in the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain and was renamed in honor of the author, a Hannibal native.
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3. Meramec Caverns Stanton
Meramec Caverns is the collective name for a 4.6-mile cavern system in the Ozarks, near Stanton, Missouri. The caverns were formed from the erosion of large limestone deposits over millions of years. Pre-Columbian Native American artifacts have been found in the caverns. Currently the cavern system is a tourist attraction, with more than fifty billboards along Interstate 44 and is considered one of the primary attractions along former U.S. Highway 66. Meramec Caverns is the most-visited cave in Missouri with some 150,000 visitors annually. Meramec Caverns is ranked #178 on CaverBob.com's USA Long Cave list.
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4. Elephant Rocks State Park Belleview

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Town in Lincoln Boothbay Harbor Park Destination & Attractions | Visit Boothbay Harbor Park

Town in Lincoln Boothbay Harbor Park Destination & Attractions | Visit Boothbay Harbor Park
Boothbay Harbor is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,165 at the 2010 census. During summer months, the entire Boothbay Harbor region is a popular yachting and tourist destination.
The area was part of Cape Newagen, where the English established an early seasonal fishing camp. In 1666, Henry Curtis purchased the land from the sachem Mowhotiwormet, commonly known as Chief Robinhood, who lived at what is today Woolwich. But the settlement was attacked and burned during King Philip's War, resettled shortly afterwards, then destroyed again in 1689 during King William's War. It was abandoned for 40 years.[4]
In 1730, Colonel David Dunbar, the superintendent and governor of the Territory of Sagadahock, laid out a new town, named Townsend after Viscount Townshend. Despite predations during the French and Indian Wars, and robberies during the Revolutionary War by marauding British sailors, the settlement was successful, not least because of its large, deep and protected harbor. During the Penobscot Expedition, in 1779 Townsend became a rendezvous point for the American naval fleet prior to its disastrous encounter with the British at Castine.[5],More Info

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