Tom Sawyer & Betty Thatcher

Day Four - Hannibal, Missouri - August 28, 2008

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August 29th 2008
Today we drove from Pere Marquette state park, Illinois to Hannibal, Missouri. We saw Mark Twain’s house, 2 museums, and 2 old houses from the 1800’s. One was a doctor’s house and it had lots of old medicine and tools in it. We also got to see Huck Finn’s cabin. It was very small and had vegetables growing around it. WE climbed a lot of stairs and saw a lighthouse on top of a hill. It was ... read more

North America » United States » Missouri » Hannibal

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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