Day 5: Gettysburg to Washington - "It's not really as good without a bridge"
July 4th 2010 Through a combination of luck and good mangement, this 4th of July we awoke in one of the most famous towns in America. Independance Day is a very big deal in Gettysburg (and the rest of the country for that matter). Civil war enthusiasts from all over the nation had gathered to re-enact the famous battle staged at Gettysburg, so naturally we went along to take a look. With the temperature already
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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 
