The Door at Badlands

June 17, 2007

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June 17th 2007
Sunday, 6/17, headed out of the Mitchell, S Dakota Walmart parking lot about 6:40 AM. We stopped downtown to see the Corn Palace, a well known landmark in the state! The edifice is covered with corn cobs and wheat! Different. Then headed down the interstate toward the Badlands. The scenery in S. Dakota is rolling hills with some crops, but lots of prairie grass. Sweet yellow clover, a non native ... read more

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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