More Family Visits: In NC and FL August 2nd 2012 We were really looking forward to this trip!! John's Aunt Dosia was in North Carolina for the summer and we hadn't seen her since she 2009. Dosia has been spending summers at the Abernathy Laurels in Newton, NC working at the UCC retirement center and we had seen her there a number of years ago. But this summer she and Greta would both be there and we looked forward to the chance to just s ... read more
North America » United States » North Carolina » Hickory 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