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June 24th 2008
We left Graceland and drove on to Mt. Vernon, Illinois for the night. We worried about crossing the Mississippi River again after crossing and re-crossing in Memphis because we kept hearing about how high the river was in Missouri and Illinois. We didn't notice any high water in Cairo, IL where we crossed again. Of course it was getting pretty dark and ignorance is bliss... We drove from Mt. ... 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