Jeff & Shelly at the Capitol

We detoured to D.C. for the Fourth of July, where we are pictured here that evening in front of the Capitol Dome. 400,000 people were estimated to be on the Mall for the fireworks show that night.

Fireworks on the Fourth in that OTHER Washington

July 12th 2006
June 23 - July 7, 2006 Marshall, N.C. - Washington, D.C. 12,339 miles to date 1,483 miles this leg Because we could, we routed our trip to Washington, D.C., for the Fourth of July. This was Jeff’s first visit to the nation’s capital; I had made many trips there while in college, but hadn’t visited since 1998. Our first encounter with the city core was after dark on the third of July; ou ... 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

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