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Mark Twain Cave  
   

Mark Twain Cave

A typical passage in Mark Twain Cave. Note the lack of formations, the wavy walls, and the black and tan bands in the rock.
The Joys of Childhood

June 18th 2011
As a child, I read a book called Tom Sawyer. I found it a funny yarn about childhood hijinks that was hard to put down. I had no idea at the time that it was a classic work of American Literature by a genius named Mark Twain. It was just a really good read. Contrast this with when I read Huckleberry Finn in junior high school. At that point, the book was an Important Work of Literature full o ... read more
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American Flag 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
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