Benjamin Franklin's resting place - Philadelphia

New Jersy, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Lancaster

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May 14th 2007
After New York we caught a bus to Cherry Hill, a suburb in New Jersey (about 18 miles from Philadelphia). Here we stayed with Debbie, a friend we had met two years ago on a tour in Europe. Debbie has a beautiful house in a peaceful, almost rural like setting. It was good to have a break from hotels for a short while, and we stayed for 5 nights. While we were there we went to a Baseball game on ... read more

North America » United States » New Jersey

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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