Butterfly Trio

Minutemen & Butterflies

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June 16th 2009
Tuesday, 16 June (Minutemen & Butterflies): We were a bit lazy this morning and didn’t leave the KOA until after 9am. Heading up I-495 to avoid the Boston-bound traffic on I-95, our first stop was Concord. After checking with the visitor’s center for maps and handouts, we walked up Monument Street to the North Bridge, where the Revolutionary War was started with “the shot heard round th ... 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