U.S. Grant National Park

CHAPTER 8

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July 18th 2009
7-2-09 We had gotten reservations near East St Louis IL in a small town called Cahokia for the 4th of July. We arrived on July 2 mid afternoon, on a grey day, but decided to go for a drive to find a place to watch the fire works. It was a pretty nice camp ground with an excellent BBQ resturant called the Saw Mill. We had dinner there and it was very good but we found their speciality a couple ... read more

North America » United States

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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