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Madison, WI

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July 16th 2006
I write this from the air conditioned Espresso Royale Café on State St. (everything is on State St.) in beautiful downtown Madison Wisconsin. Man, is it HOT here! 94 degrees. Will it never end? I awoke this morning, in my St. Louis campsite, around 0300 to a train whistle. Scary. I went to a Walmart yesterday evening a purchased a fan for my tent. All the regular fans were sold out, so I h ... read more

North America » United States » Wisconsin » Madison

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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