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Washington planned holidays move to Mondays with new Heritage Trail
The 1971 travel plan shifts Washington birthday Memorial Day Columbus Day and Veterans Day to Mondays, expanding mini vacations. The George Washington Heritage Trail spans Virginia West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and DC with sites from Mount Vernon to Valley Forge and Berkeleys Springs WV. The map directs readers to the Central Atlantic States Travel Council in Washington DC for details. JAPAN'S EXPO showcased people movers futuristic crowd devices including moving sidewalks monorails and an aerial tramway with studies for city traffic use. An Ohio Historical Society museum at Flint Ridge quarry near I 70 highlights prehistoric arrowhead craft by American Indians.
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