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4th of July Celebrations in Alaska

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December 12th 2009
As part of our mid life crisis gap year, my husband and I thought it would be cool to celebrate the 4th of July in Alaska. We chose McCarthy/ Kennicott, two small towns at the end of 60 mile white knuckle drive on a gravel road, circled by mountains and glaciers on the edge of the Alaskan wilderness in the Wrangell / St Elias national Park. McCarthy has approximately 24 permanent year ro ... 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