Mt. Rushmore

Presidents and Cowboys

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May 29th 2009
4 days ago, we left Montana, crossed into Wyoming and then into South Dakota, the Black Hills region, so named because of the dark forests that cover the landscape. We're staying in an old (for America's standards) hotel, that is supposedly haunted, in Rapid City. The hotel claims to be the "Residence of Presidents", but it could be referring to the dozens of bronze life-size statues of past presi ... 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