Silver bean

Land of Lincoln

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June 25th 2006
We have just had a very relaxing and refreshing week in Chicago with Ben and Rebecca Hauert. They.took us around and showed us a good time. Boy, is Chicago flat! There are no hills to be seen. If you do find a slight incline its man-made and usually a landfill. We went up the Sears Tower - the tallest building in the States (it used to be the tallest building in the world) and we could see for ... 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