Our West Coast Adventure: How Two North Carolina Kids Navigated Unchartered Waters
December 1st 2017 I’ll never forget the first time I dipped my toes in the Pacific Ocean. It was dawn, at Cannon Beach, Oregon. We had gotten to our hotel very late the night before, and hadn’t seen the beach yet. We woke early and walked down to the nearby bakery to grab a cup of coffee and some pastries.
We sat on some driftwood and watched the fog move over the sand. It was chilly, but our hands were wra
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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 
