Riverfront in Natchez

Beautiful Natchez

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August 26th 2009
Today we left Baton Rouge at 9:15am and headed back to Scenic route 61. (A quick stop for gas ...$2.37 a gallon). We rejoined route 61 at St Francesville. The road was once again forested and we passed many logging trucks all heading east. We saw a few lovely smaller homes set back quite a way from the road plus a few antebellum plantations. Their driveways were lined with massive oak trees 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