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Day 28: Rocky Shoals and Atlanta

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August 2nd 2011
Alice's birthday! Rob cooked us grits for breakfast (yaaaay - hear the sarcasm) and we lit a birthday dragon (had a candle coming out of it's mouth - quite a good idea except it dripped everywhere). Rowan also made Alice a v cute card, although the spelling was a little erratic. We then went on a hike to Rocky Shoals. These are in a very geologically ancient area where all the stone has ... 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