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Across Iowa

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August 19th 2017
Tonight we are camped at the Pottawattamie County fairgrounds in the small town of Avoca, Iowa. There are only two other campers here. At $20 for a full hookup site its a bargain. Avoca is on the far western side of Iowa, close to the Nebraska border. Traffic was surprisingly heavy all the way across the state on I-80, with many trucks. Iowa is definitely not as flat as one would think, mostly a ... 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