Confederacy's 1st capitol

Business in Mobile. Days 14 and 15. Road trip to Deep South

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June 30th 2010
Crying time.Monday, June 14. I zip up to Montgomery and stop at Alabama State University where I find a memorial to Rosa Parks. Just a simple memorial but very touching. As I drive toward downtown, I notice a sign pointing to a home where F Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda lived and wrote for awhile. I am thrilled. A few houses away stands a home where Helen Keller visited when her si ... 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