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Michael has a BA in History & American Studies and an MSc in American History from the University of Edinburgh. He comes from a proud military family and has spent most of his career as an educator in the Middle East and Asia. His passion is travel, and he seizes any opportunity to share his experiences in the most immersive way possible, whether at sea or on the land.

Admiral Nimitz Museum & Historical Center

Museum Name: Admiral Nimitz Museum & Historical Center / National Museum of the Pacific War
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 777
City: Fredericksburg
Zip Code: 78624
Area Code: 210
Phone: 997-4379
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Enchanted Rock

Enchanted Rock Picture

Marker Title: Enchanted Rock
Address: Enchanted Rock State Park
City: Fredericksburg
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Marker Location: at the gazebo at entrance to Nature Trail system in park; from Fredericksburg, take RR 965 north 20 miles.
Marker Text: From its summit, in the fall of 1841, Captain John C. Hays, while surrounded by Comanche Indians who cut him off from his ranging company, repulsed the whole band and inflicted upon them such heavy losses that they fled.

Fort Martin Scott Historic Site

Museum Name: Fort Martin Scott Historic Site
Mailing Address: 1606 E Main St.
City: Fredericksburg
Zip Code: 78624
Area Code: 830
Phone: 997-9895

Gillespie County Historical Society

Museum Name: Gillespie County Historical Society
Mailing Address: 312 W San Antonio Street
City: Fredericksburg
Zip Code: 78624
Area Code: 210
Phone: 997-2835

Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site

Museum Name: Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 238
City: Stonewall
Zip Code: 78671
Area Code: 830
Phone: 644-2252

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