Aaron and Adolphus

Day 2 & 3 - Kansas and Colorado

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August 5th 2006
After leaving Aaron’s sister’s home in Ohio on Wednesday afternoon, we traveled in the direction of St. Louis as long as we could stand to be on the road. As night closed in our eyelids began to become heavier so we stopped in the middle of Illinois for the night. The next day consisted of 800 miles of driving. We started by completing the route to St. Louis where we made a stop to take a f ... 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