Some Gal in a Creek

Land of Dulcimers and Autoharps

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May 27th 2008
Although we are sprinting now through the last week of our expedition, we are enjoying some of the great surprises of the trip. After stopping in eastern Colorado to visit the site of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre of a peaceful Cheyenne encampment, we went to Lake Scott, Kansas, and found ourselves sneaking down the highway always a few hours ahead of the tornado and hailstone weather. Kansas and O ... 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