The Fort Madison Reconstruction

Day 136

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January 8th 2008
Obfuscator writes: Our inventory is now two bricks richer. Yes. Bricks. We began our dreary day in Keokuk, where we had found a motel in the previous night. We drove down the main drag and passed a lot of very confusing signs about which things were which way. Eventually we found ourselves by the Keokuk National Cemetery, which I guess got put there because of a big Civil War Hospital in ... read more

North America » United States » Missouri

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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