Clingmans dome

Great Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park

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May 27th 2007
2nd day on our trip. we started our day by visiting "clingmans dome" the highest point in the park, 6,643 feet. we were driving on clingmans dome road which is a ridge that is a state line of Tennessee and North Carolina. I looked in the park map and it appears that Appalachian trail is also a state line of Tennessee and North Carolina. it was fairly overcast and a bit cold up there. from the par ... 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