Horse and Buggy

Day 12- Charleston to Fernandina Beach, FL!

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October 27th 2008
Almost home! Today was a perfect traveling day. Blue skies, calm seas with a north wind…just perfect! We left Charleston around 8:30am and traveled the Atlantic Ocean down to Fernandina Beach, FL arriving at about 3:30 pm running about 166 miles. Upon entering Cumberland Sound is Fort Clinch to the south, an old Civil War fort located right on the beach. Fernandina Beach looks very industrial ... read more

North America » United States » Florida

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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