http://uwf.edu/ "Route 66 to the Atomic West: Western Cold War and Urban History" jwoodard@uwf.edu Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:02:08 CST education news http://uwf.edu/president/resources/images/history/nautilus.jpg http://uwf.edu/ Prior to returning to Pensacola, the students conclude their trip in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio is the second largest city in Texas and the seventh largest city in the United States. While there, the class visits the Alamo and River Walk. Each student also reflects on his or her most memorable experience throughout the journey along "Route 66 to the Atomic West." pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 262626-2007 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:33:29 CST news education The "Route 66" class explores Carlsbad Caverns National Park located in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico. The park contains 113 caves, formed when sulfuric acid dissolved the surrounding limestone, creating some of the largest caves in North America. The caverns are home to 16 species of bats, including a large number of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 252504-2007 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:44:22 CST news education Continuing their journey throughout the Atomic West, the students visit Las Cruces, N.M. and White Sands National Monument. New Mexico was acquired by America in 1848 following the Mexican-American War. Las Cruces is considered a crossroads of Hispanic, Indian and American cultures. Fifty miles east of Las Cruces, White Sands National Monument lies within the White Sands Missile Range and is the world's largest gypsum dune field. The class also makes a stop in Roswell, N.M., alleged site of the 1947 UFO incident. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 252503-2007 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:24:04 CST news education The students visit Titan Missile Museum in Tucson, Ariz. The museum is the only publicly accessible Titan II missile site in the nation. The group was able to tour the underground missile site and see an actual Titan II missile in the launch duct. The class also toured the Pima Air and Space Museum and San Xavier del Bac Mission while in Tucson. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 252502-2007 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:16:42 CST news education After visiting Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant in Wintersburg, Ariz., the class shares what they learned. Photography and video recording were not permitted within the facility. The Palo Verde Plant is currently the largest nuclear generation facility in the United States, producing more than 30,000 gigawatt hours of electricity annually. The plant is a major source of power for Phoenix and Southern California, capable of serving approximately four million people. In addition to visiting the Palo Verde, the students also take a tour of Arizona Falls Hydroelectric Plant. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 252501-2007 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:30:30 CST news education The students visit Phoenix, Ariz., where they pick up with the storyline presented in the "Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory" podcast. Established in 1890, Phoenix is the seventh largest city in the United States with a population of approximately 1.5 million. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 232303-2007 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:45:38 CST news education The students visit Disneyland U.S.A. in Anaheim, Calif. and explore the role escapism played during the Cold War. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 232302-2007 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:16:26 CST news education The "Route 66" class tours Los Angeles, Calif. Highlights include the famous Hollywood sign, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the Walk of Fame and Santa Monica Beach. The students also attend a taping of NBC's television show "Last Call with Carson Daly." pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 232301-2007 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:01:01 CST news education The class rides the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) from Livermore to San Francisco, Calif. The students visit the Wells Fargo Museum, China Town, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 202020-2007 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:44:12 CST news education The students visit Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), a premier applied science laboratory that is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) within the Department of Energy (DOE). For security reasons, the students were unable to photograph or record video during their tour of the facility; therefore, they take a unique approach to sharing the information they learned. LLNL has been managed since its inception in 1952 by the University of California for the U.S. government. As a national security laboratory, LLNL is responsible for ensuring that the nation's nuclear weapons remain safe, secure and reliable through application of advances in science and engineering. With its special capabilities, the laboratory also meets other pressing national security needs, which include countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and strengthening homeland security against the terrorist use of such weapons. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 191919-2007 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:10:43 CST news education Departing from Las Vegas, the "Route 66" course heads for Livermore, Calif. Stops along the way include Death Valley National Park and Yosemite National Park. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 161605-2007 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:22:56 CST news education The students take a tour of the Nevada Test Site, a massive outdoor laboratory and national experimental center. Larger than the state of Rhode Island, approximately 1,375 square miles, the Nevada Test Site is one of the largest restricted access areas in the United States. The remote site is surrounded by thousands of additional acres of land withdrawn from the public domain for use as a protected wildlife range and for a military gunnery range, creating an unpopulated land area comprising some 5,470 square miles. Established as the Atomic Energy Commission's on-continent proving ground, the Nevada Test Site has seen more than four decades of nuclear weapons testing. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 161604-2007 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:10:09 CST news education The class takes a tour of the Hoover Dam and spends the evening in Las Vegas, Nev. Located in n Black Canyon on the Colorado River, about 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam is approximately 726 ft. tall, 1,244 ft. long and weighs more than 6,600,000 tons. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 161603-2007 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:35:47 CST news education The students take a rafting trip down the Colorado River and then visit the Grand Canyon National Park. The canyon, created by the Colorado River over about 6 million years, is 277 miles long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles and attains a depth of more than a mile. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 161601-2007 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:09:09 CST news education The class visits the Four Corners Monument in the Navajo Nation and Ute Mountain Tribal Lands in the Southwest United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet. The students then visit Canyon De Shelly, where they get to experience modern-day Native American culture, and also drive through the Painted Desert. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 121212-2007 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:32:12 CST news education Students in the "Route 66" course head for Chama, N.M. First taking a quick stop at the Echo Amphitheatre, the group then visits the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. Built 126 years ago and little changed since, the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is a 64-mile, fully-operational steam railroad jointly owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico. The railroad is recognized around the world for its spectacular scenery and unspoiled vistas, as well as the historic rolling stock and railroad structures that are preserved on the line. Many of the buildings and railroad equipment date to the turn of the 20th century or earlier, making the CTS the best preserved steam era railroad in North America. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 111111-2007 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:44:42 CST news education The students visit Bradbury Science Museum and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 101010-2007 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:50:42 CST news education On Independence Day, the students visit Bandelier National Monument. The ancestors of modern Pueblo people built thriving communities in the area called Bandelier about 600 years ago. Several thousand Ancestral Pueblo dwellings are found among the pink mesas and sheer-walled canyons. The best-known archeological sites, in Frijoles Canyon, were inhabited from the 1100s into the mid-1500s. Following their tour of the monument, the students enjoy Fourth of July festivities in White Rock, N.M. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 101011-2007 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:40:36 CST news education The students explore Santa Fe, N.M. and learn about this historic city's role in the Cold War. Stops along the way include the Old Santa Fe Trail, Historic Route 66, St. Francis Cathedral and Santa Fe Plaza. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 090909-2007 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:50:42 CST news education Students in the "Route 66" course visit Albuquerque, N.M. While there, the students ride the Sandia Peak Tramway and visit the University of New Mexico's Young Children's Health Center. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 060607-2007 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:52:28 CST news education Students in the "Route 66" course took a special tour of the BWXT Pantex Nuclear Weapons Facility. Pantex is America's only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility. Located on the High Plains of the Texas Panhandle, 17 miles northeast of Amarillo, Pantex is centered on a 16,000-acre site just north of U.S. Highway 60 in Carson County. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 030303-2007 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:10:20 CST news education Eleven University of West Florida public history students depart from UWF in Pensacola, Fla. and arrive in Dallas, Texas. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 020202-2007 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:30:08 CST news education Eleven University of West Florida public history students are participating in a unique course, "Route 66 to the Atomic West: Western Cold War and Urban History." The course includes a 26-day travel excursion throughout 11 states. Students enrolled in the class are engaging in presentations, site-visits and other activities on a tour of the American West. pmoore@uwf.edu (UWF Public History) http://uwf.edu/uwfMain/press/spotlight/public_history.cfm 303030-2007 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:01:08 CST news education