America's Darkest Days

Charleston - history!

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June 12th 2010
Another day, another state! We travelled from Georgia into South Carolina and the heat continued to build. It was over 100F when we arrived at our motel and we didn't move from our air conditioned room until the evening. Even then, all we did was go out to a shopping centre so we could use a supermarket, and we found a great buffet restaurant for dinner!! The next day we drove into Charleston a ... 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