Malinda Brown Coker

East Texas – Day 8

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June 6th 2011
We packed up and got on the road, first stop Longview. I have wanted a donut for days. When we hit the Longview city limits, there was no sign of a Krispy Kreme, but we found the Donut King! Now on to our first destination of the day, a historical marker at the First National Bank. Not a lot to see but this is the location of a bloody gunfight when the [url= http://www.texasescapes.com/AllThingsHi ... 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