Downtown Galena

Day 134

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January 6th 2008
Obfuscator writes: We left Madison in the morning, and turned southwest. We had originally been intending to drive pretty much just south, and perhaps a bit east, to see more of Tennessee and Kentucky, before turning west. The change of heart resulted from a decision to get to Seattle by the end of the month. Knowing that that only leaves us a few weeks, we figured we had to at least be moving ... 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