Site of First US Homestead

Nebraska

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August 30th 2009
Wed stayed the night at a Super 8 hotel in Hannibal which by the way is the boyhood home of Mark Twain. The area between St Louis and Hannibal had been the prettiest part of the Great River Road. We left the hotel at 9:15am onto 36 west heading out of Missouri. The early morning temp was 54 but it had risen to 60 by 9am and there were the usual blue skies with puffy clouds. Route 36 is a 4 lan ... read more

North America » United States » Nebraska » Grand Island

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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