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Day 14 Sam Rayburn, Texas TO Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

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March 9th 2007
This was an interesting day heading south from Sam Rayburn Texas through the city of Beaumont to the port town of Port Arthur Texas. Port Arthur is surrounded by levies, and we were able to drive a short way on top of one of them. Driving east on highway 82 we traveled beside the Gulf of Mexico for some distance. There were a lot of signs of destruction from Hurricane Rita, and there were rubbl ... 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