Fall colours

Beautiful scenery to historic sites

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October 9th 2009
Day 173 (Friday 09/10/09, NJJ) Lie in until 10.30am. Headed for Shenandoah National Park. Entered the park at Rockfish Gap and drove north. The scenery was beautiful. Although the National Parks in the northeast and not as impressive as on the west of the USA the fall colours are still beautiful. After the park we passed through a place called South Wales on the way too Manassas National Battlefi ... 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