American History and Church History Trip



Itinerary for Family

American History and Church History Trip

June 17 - July 17, 2005

| |Date |Itinerary |Notes |Miles |Accommodations |

|1 |Fri |Leave North Ogden by 4:30 | |293 |Best Western Cotton Tree Inn |

| |Jun |arrive in Rawlins by 9:30 |Fort Bridger |miles |23rd and Spruce, Rawlins |

| |17 | | | |800-662-6886 |

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|2 |Sat |Leave Rawlins by 7:00am |Breakfast @ Independence Rock |From Rawlins to |BW Four Presidents Lodge |

| |Jun |stop 2 hours at Devils |Nick wants Grandpa Neeley Lunches |Devils Tower 318 |24075 Highway 16a |

| |18 |Towers, arrive in | |Miles |Keystone, SD 57751 |

| | |Keystone, SD by 6:30pm |Devils Tower |+ |Phone 605- 666-4472 |

| | | | |130 miles to |Phone: 605-666-4472 |

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|3 |Sun | |Rapid City 2nd Ward | | |

| |Jun | |2822 Canyon Lake Dr. | | |

| |19 | |605-343-0048 | |SAME AS ABOVE |

| | | |Sacrament Meet 9:00a | | |

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| | | |Mount Rushmore 2 hr | | |

| | | |Custer State Park, --1 ½ hr | | |

| | | |Needle Hiway Scenic – 1 hr | | |

| | | |Crazy Horse Memorial -- 1 ½ hour vehicle | | |

|4 |Mon |Drive to Bloomington, MN |Camp Snoopy |From Keystone to |Fairfield Inn |

| |Jun |Mall of America |5:00 pm – 9:30pm Camp Snoopy |Bloomington, MN 668 |2401 E 80th Street |

| |20 | |Camp Snoopy hours 10A – 9:30P |miles |Bloomington, MN 55425 |

| | | |Underwater Adventures | |1 952 858-8475 |

| | | |5:00P – 8:00P Underwater Adventures | | |

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|5 |Tues |Bloomington, MN |Mall of America |From Bloomington to |Riverview Guest House |

| |Jun 21 | | |Nauvoo, IL 391 miles|1995 North Highway 96 |

| | |Nauvoo, IL | | |Nauvoo |

| | | | | |217-453-6556 evening |

| | | |Sunset by the Mississippi | |217-453-9980 day |

| | | |7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Location: West end of Parley Street Family entertainment with| |Carriage Guest House |

| | | |songs, music, games, stories and dances of the pioneer era. | | |

|6 |Wed |Nauvoo, IL |Nauvoo Temple Session – Endowment and Baptism for Dead @ 8:00A be there by | | |

| |Jun | |7:30A passes at the Recommend Desk, do not be late. | |SAME AS ABOVE |

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| | | |Wagon tour of Nauvoo | | |

| | | |9:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: Corner of Partridge and Hubbard Streets A tour of | | |

| | | |Old Nauvoo in a horse-drawn "Conestoga Wagon." A great way to see the sites and| | |

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| | | |the story. | | |

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| | | |Rendevous in Old Nauvoo (show) | | |

| | | |8:15P show; pick up tickets @ Visitor Center by 2:00P 888-453-6434 ext 24| | |

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|7 |Thur |Nauvoo, IL |More sights of Nauvoo | | |

| |Jun | | | |SAME AS ABOVE |

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| | | |High Hopes and River Boats (show) | | |

| | | |show5:30p, pick up tickets at visitors center by 2:00PM 888-453-6434 ext 24 | | |

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|8 |Fri | |Hannibal - Mark Twain Museum Annex |From Nauvoo to |BW Clearlake Plaza |

| |Jun 24 |Hannibal, MO |Mark Twain Boyhood Home |Carthage, IL 23 |3440 E. Clearlake Ave |

| | | |Mark Twain Museum & Gift Shop |miles |Springfield, IL |

| | |Springfield, IL |J.M.Clemens Law Office | |217-525-7420 |

| | | |Grants Drug Store |From Carthage to | |

| | | |The New Mark Twain Museum |Hannibal | |

| | | |Self guided tours of all of the above takes one 8am – 6pm daily allow 2 hrs. |60 miles | |

| | | |Becky Thatcher Home – just a few minutes – no fee | | |

| | | |Mississippi Riverboat Cruise – one hour cruise – located on Center Street |From Hannibal, MO | |

| | | |Landing is 11am 1:30pm 4:00pm |to | |

| | | |Mark Twain Cave – one mile south of downtown on highway 79 Bring a jacket. |Springfield | |

| | | |Summer hrs 8am- 8pm |105 Miles | |

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|9 |Sat |Springfield, IL |Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum |389 Miles to |BW Executive Suites – Columbus East |

| |Jun 25 | |212 North Sixth Street | |1899 Winderly Ln |

| | | |Springfield, IL | |Pickerington, OH 43147 |

| | |Pickerington, OH |Hours: Wed 9A – 8:30P | |614-860-9804 |

| | | |Mon – Sun 9A – 5P | |Guest Laundry |

| | |This stop is a |Sat 8:30A-3:30P | | |

| | |TIME ZONE CHANGE | | | |

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|10 |Sun |Washington DC |Zanesville Ward | | |

| |Jun | |330 Kearns Dr. | | |

| |26 | |Zanesville, OH | |Americana Hotel |

| | | |Sacrament Meet 9:30a | |1400 Jefferson Davis Highway |

| | | |450-2204office | |Arlington, VA |

| | | |450-0689 hall | |800-548-6261 |

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| | | | | |Guest Laundry |

| | | |Have dinner with my cousins | | |

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| | | |Drive to Washington DC | | |

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|11 |Mon | |Washington Monument same day tickets free; advanced tickets$2.00 | | |

| |Jun |Washington DC |Reserved Timed Tickets for 9:30A | |SAME AS ABOVE |

| |27 | |Arrive 30 minutes early | | |

| | | |Confirmation # 4451307 | | |

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| | | |Congress – US Capital passes to Capitol arranged by Sherrane 202-225-0453 | | |

| | | |Arrive 1:15P @ Rob Bishop’s Office | | |

| | | |124 Cannon House Office Building | | |

| | | |Across the street from the Capitol South metro station on the orange line | | |

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| | | |White House | | |

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| | | |Lincoln Memorial 8A-midnight | | |

| | | |WWII Memorial 8A-midnight | | |

| | | |Viet Nam Memorial 8A-midnight | | |

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|12 |Tue |Washington DC |Arlington National Cemetary; Hours 8:00a-7:00P | | |

| |Jun | | | |SAME AS ABOVE |

| |28 | |White House Walking Tour ???? or | | |

| | | |Smithsonian | | |

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|13 |Wed |Washington DC |Holocaust Museum | | |

| |Jun | |Hours 10-5 | |SAME AS ABOVE |

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| | | |National Museum ofAir and Space Museum daily 10-5:30; free guided tours; IMAX | | |

| | | |has a fee | | |

| | | |National Museum of Natural History | | |

| | | |National Museum of American History | | |

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|14 |Thu |Washington DC |Mount Vernon | |Days Inn |

| |Jun | |Congressional tour of Mount Vernon scheduled for 8:45A. Arrive ahead of time | |865 York Rd |

| |30 |Mount Vernon |in order to buy tickets. | |Gettysburg, PA |

| | | |Hours Daily 8 -5 | |717-334-0030 |

| | |Gettysburg | |From Mt Vernon to | |

| | | |Boyds Bears 75 Cunningham Road |Gettysburg 100 miles| |

| | | |Gettysburg, PA  17325 | | |

| | | |Phone: 717-630-2600 | |Guest Laundry |

| | | |Phone: 866-367-8338 Monday - Sunday 10AM to 6PM | | |

| | | |American Civil War Museum | | |

| | | |US 15 Bus RT. At 297 Steinwehr Ave | | |

| | | |Daily 9A-9P | | |

|15 |Fri |Pennsylvania – Gettysburg |Gettysburg Hiring Licensed Battlefield Guides |From Gettysburg to |White Rose Inn |

| |Jul |National Military Park |Park roads open from 6A-10P |Hershey is 50 miles |1060 e Chocolate Ave |

| |1 |(Tour ) | | |Hershey, PA |

| | | |Licensed guides are available at the Gettysburg National Park Service Visitor | |717-533-9876 |

| | | |Center on a first come, first served basis. The Visitor Center is open daily | | |

| | | |8-6 during the summer New Years Day). Guides occasionally are also located at | | |

| | | |West End Guide Station on U.S. 30 from Palm Sunday Weekend through Veteran's | | |

| | |Hersey, PA |Day Weekend. Guides are extremely popular. During busy times of the year it is | | |

| | | |not uncommon to have all available tours gone early in the day.  If you wish to| | |

| | |Arrive @ Hershey Park |obtain guide services it is best to arrive at the Visitor Center as early in | | |

| | |3:00P – 11:00P |the day as possible.  The center opens its doors at 8 AM and guide services are| | |

| | | |scheduled immediately.  Generally, by 10 AM there will be a wait. By 2 PM it | | |

| | | |may be impossible to schedule a guide for later in the day as all available | | |

| | | |times are booked.  Waiting lists can not be maintained and visitors may not | | |

| | | |pre-schedule a tour for the next day due to the uncertainty of guide | | |

| | | |availability. | | |

| | | |Hershey Park hours on July 1 10A-10P | | |

| | | |Hershey Museum allow 1 hr; hours 9A-6P; | | |

| | | |Hershey World hours on July 2 9A-11P:Hershey Really Big 3D; allow 2hrs. | | |

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|16 |Sat |Lancaster and Intercourse |LANCASTER, PA |From Hershey to |BW Intercourse |

| |Jul | | |Lancaster is 30 |Route 340 & 772 |

| |2 | |Landis Valley Museum Mon – Sat 9A- 5P; 2 ½ mile N o Oregon Pike (SR) 272; |miles |Intercourse, PA |

| | | |Lancaster; allow minimum 2 hours; | |717-768-3636 |

| | | |Intercourse, PA | | |

| | |DO LAUNDRY |Old County Store 3510 Old Philadelphia Pike | |Guest Laundry |

| | | |P O Box 419 | | |

| | | |Intercourse, PA  17534 Phone: 717-768-7101 | | |

| | | |Whistle Stop Shop Railroad Museum Of PA | | |

|17 |Sun |Valley Forge |Valley Forge 1st Ward |From Intercourse to |BW The Inn At King Of Prussia |

| |Jul | |2530 Stinson Lane |Valley Forge is 50 |127 S Gulph Road |

| |3 | |Norristown, PA |miles |King Of Prussia, PA |

| | |Philadelphia, |Sacrament Meeting 9:00AM | |610-265-4500 |

| | | |Independence National Historical Park allow 5 hours ; free | | |

| | | |National Park Service will arrange advance tickets for small fee - 9A-5P |From Valley Forge to| |

| | | |with extended hours in Summer |Philadelphia |GUEST LAUNDRY. |

| | | |Ticket Reservations are for 12:00P; must pick up tickets no later than 45 |Is 25 miles | |

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| | | |Drive thru Valley Forge National Park | | |

| | | |Park hours 6A-10P | | |

|18 |Mon |Washington Crossing | |From Philadelphia to|BW Newark Airport West |

| |Jul |Historic Park |Valley Forge National Historical Park |Washington Crossing |101 Internatrinal Way |

| |4 | |Visitors Center open daily 9A – 5P |Historic Park is 25 |Newark, New Jersey 07114 |

| | | |Park is free |miles |Phone: 973-621-6200 |

| | |Newark, NJ |Purchase tickets for Washington’s Headquarters here at the Park. | |GUEST LAUNDRY |

| | | | |From Washington | |

| | | |Washington’s Headquarters |Crossing to Newark | |

| | | |Allow 30 minutes |is 60 miles | |

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| | | |Washington Crossing Historic Park | | |

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| | | |Macy’s Fireworks in New York City Harbor | | |

|19 |Tue |Newark, NJ |Ellis Island | | |

| |Jul | |Statue of Liberty | |SAME AS ABOVE |

| |5 | |Circle One Ferry Tickets with timed passes to Statue of Liberty 9:45A but be | | |

| | | |there 2 hours early. Observatory Tour. | | |

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| | | |World Trade Center Site | | |

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| | | |Broadway – “Lion King” | | |

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|20 |Wed |NEW YORK | |From Newark to White|BW @ the Junction |

| |Jul |CITY |Sugarbush Farm 591 Sugarbush Farm Road, South Pomfret, VT 802-457-1757 |River Junc. Is 270 |91 Ballardvale Dr. |

| |6 |World Trade Center Site |9a-5p Maple Sugar & Cheese making |miles |White River Junction, VT 05001 |

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| | | |Sharon, VT | |Guest Laundry |

| | |White River Junction |LDS Visitors Center & Joseph Smith Monument | | |

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| | | |West Lebanon | | |

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| | | |White River Junction | | |

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|21 |Thu |SHARON VT |Sharon, VT |From White River |Hampton Inn Rochester/South |

| |Jul | | |Junc to Sugarbush |717 East Henrietta Rd. |

| |7 | |Drive to Palmyra |Farm is 12 miles |Rochester, NY |

| | |Rochester, NY |Fayette, NY – Peter Whitmer Farm |From Sugarbush Farm |14623 |

| | | |Hours 9A-7P |to Sharon, VT is 16 |Phone: 585-272-7800 |

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| | | |Grandin’s Publishing allow 1 hr. |From Sharon VT to | |

| | | |Hours 9A-7P |Rochester, NY is 337| |

| | | |Alling Coverlet Museum |Miles | |

| | | |Original Section of the Erie Canal | | |

| | | |Martin Harris Farm - drive by; not available for tours | | |

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|22 |Fri |Palmyra, NY |Palmyra Temple - make appt to attend | | |

| |Jul | |Allow 3 hr.` | |SAME AS ABOVE |

| |8 | |9:30 A Endowment Session – be there by 9:00 | | |

| | | |10:00A Baptism for the Dead Appt by there by 9:30 | | |

| | | |Joseph Smith Family Farm allow 3hr. | | |

| | | |Hill Cumorah Visitor Center allow 1hr. | | |

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| | |Rochester, NY |Tonight the Hill Cumorah Pageant starts @ 9:15PM last 1hr 15 min but starts | | |

| | | |filling up by 7:00P | | |

|23 |Sat |Palmyra, NY |If time permits stop in Mendon, NY | |BW Summit Inn |

| |Jul | |Drive to Niagara Falls | |9500 Niagara Fall Blvd. |

| |9 |Fayette, NY |Maid of the Mist—boat ride to the base of the Falls. Boarding is from Prospect | |Niagara Falls, NY |

| | | |Point Observation Tower opens 9:15am - 30 boat ride - buy a water proof |From Fayette to |800-404-8217 |

| | | |disposable camera |Niagara Falls is 126|Guest Laundry |

| | |Niagara Falls, NY |Niagara Falls Observation Tower @ Prospect Point – |miles | |

| | | |Niagara Falls State Park | | |

| | | |Journey Behind the Falls | | |

| | | |Sat hours 9a- 7:30P, admission $10.00 | | |

| | | |IMAX Theatre Niagara Falls | | |

| | |DO LAUNDRY |Hours 9A-8P – | | |

| | | |Ripleys Believe It or Not Museum | | |

| | | |Hours 9A- 2A – | | |

|24 |Sun |Niagara Falls, NY |Niagara Falls Ward -- 9:30A |From Niagara Falls |BW Lawnfield Inn & Suites |

| |Jul | |754 Scovell Drive |to Mendon, OH is 195|8434 Mentor Ave |

| |10 | |LEWISTON , NY 14092 |miles |Mentor, OH |

| | |Kirkland, OH |Great Grandfather Andrews Home | |866-205-7378 |

| | | |168 West Main Rd | | |

| | | |Conneaut, OH | | |

| | | |Glenwood Cemetery | | |

| | | |359 W. Main Rd. | | |

| | | |Conneaut | | |

| | | |440-593-7431 | | |

| | | |Cherry Valley Cemetery | | |

| | | |East of hwy 193 on hwy 6 | | |

| | | |Rita Woodard – Cherry Valley Twp Clerk | | |

| | | |440-293-9987 | | |

| | | |Edgewood Cemetery | | |

| | | |4011 State Rd. | | |

| | | |Ashtabula, Ohio | | |

| | | |440-997-9551 | | |

| | | |Drive to Kirtland, Ohio - 3 ½ hours | | |

|25 |Mon |Kirkland, OH. |Kirtland Temple owned by RLDS – tours available |From Kirkland, OH to|BW Cedar Points |

| |Jul | |Kirtland Visitors Center |Cedar Point, OH is |Us 6 - 1530 Cleveland Rd |

| |11 | |Newel K Whitney Store & Home |62 miles | |

| | | |Issac Morley Farm -- School House | |Sandusky, Ohio, 44870 |

| | | |John Johnson Inn Resource center | | |

| | | |Ashery -- Sawmill -- | | |

| | |Sandusky, OH |John Johnson Farm – 45 min to the south | | |

| | | |All of the above are located at | | |

| | | |7800 Kirtland - Chardon RoadHrs: M – S 9 AM - 7PM Sun – 11:30 AM - 7:00PM | | |

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| | | |Drive to Sandusky | | |

|26 |Tues |Sandusky, OH | |From Cedar Point to |BW South Holland, Illinois |

| |Jul | |Cedar Point Amusement Park –Park open 10am – 11pm |South Holland, IL is|17345 Halstead St. |

| |12 | |Marblehead Lighthouse |278 miles |South Holland, Illinios |

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| | | |Drive to Indiana- Illinois border | | |

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| | |TIME ZONE CHANGE | | |GUEST LAUNDRY |

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|27 |Wed | | |From South Holland, |Riverview Guest House |

| |Jul | |Drive to Nauvoo, IL |IL to Nauvoo is 257 |1995 North Highway 96 |

| |13 | | |miles |Nauvoo |

| | | | | |217-453-6556 evening |

| | | | | |217-453-9980 day |

| | | |Afternoon and Evening in Nauvoo to finish seeing sites. | | |

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| | | |City of Joseph Pageant | | |

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|28 |Thu |Nauvoo, I- |Visit more of Nauvoo | |Same as above |

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|29 |Fri |CARTHAGE, IL |Carthage Jail - allow 1 ½ hr. Call 217-357-2989 to reserve a time. w/out |From Nauvoo to Farr |BW Country Inn Near Worlds of Fun |

| |Jul | |reservation you may have to wait. I called and they only make reservations for|West is 230 miles |7100 NE Parvin Rd. |

| |15 | |groups of 30 or more. | |Kansas City, MO 64117 |

| | |HAUNS MILL |Visitors Center Mon – Sat 8A- 9P |From Farr West to |816-453-3355 |

| | | |Rest Stop @ Hauns Mill |Liberty is 41 miles | |

| | |FARR WEST |Rest Stop @ Adam-Ondi-Ahman | | |

| | | |Rest Stop @ Farr West |From Liberty to | |

| | |KANSAS CITY, MO | |Independence is 12 | |

| | | |Liberty Jail Visitors Center |miles | |

| | | |Sun – Sat 9A-9P allow 1hr | | |

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| | | |Independence, MO if there is time |Kansas City is 10 | |

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|30 |Sat |KANESVILLE TABERNACLE IN | |Kansas City to | |

| |Jul |COUNCIL BUFFS IOWA; WINTER|Kanesville Tabernacle hours 9:30A – 7:00 P |Council Buffs is 180|BW Stagecoach Inn |

| |16 |QUARTERS OMAHA NE to | |miles |201 Stagecoach Trial |

| | |Cheyenne, WY |Winter Quarters Temple is closed for maintenance | |Ogallala, NE |

| | | | |Council Buffs to |308-284-2656 |

| | | | |Winter Quarters is | |

| | | |Winter Quarters hours are 9A -9P |13 miles |GUEST LAUNDRY |

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| | | | |From Winter Quarters| |

| | |This stop is a TIME ZONE | |to | |

| | |CHANGE | |Ogallala, NE is 333 | |

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|31 |Sun |OGDEN |Eastridge Ward |From Ogallala to |HOME |

| |Jul | |3312 Lincolnway |Ogden is 603 miles | |

| |17 | |Cheyenne, WY | | |

| | | |Sacrament Meeting @ 11:00AM | | |

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| | | |Stop in Cheyenne and/or Laramie for a rest stop | | |

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