Tat checkpoint

Saturday (Mississippi)

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September 3rd 2022
Saturday 4th September Started out from our motel just after 8am. Fine drizzle had started and temperature in the low 20s this morning so very comfortable. We soon crossed the Mississippi River and were now in the State of Mississippi and as the sign on the bridge said the home of American music. No sign of Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn on the bridge - ... read more

North America » United States » Mississippi

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more