View from on top the town

SITKA, ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE ALASKA HIGHWAY

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June 26th 2005
Forget injuries, never forget kingnesses.____Confucius Sunday, June 26, 2005, Sunday. At the center of downtown Sitka is a large Russian Orthodox Church. So we thought we would attend service there. However we didn’t realize it was two hours of standing. The decorative church is filled with silver and gold everything and is quite ornate. After a half hour we drifted out th ... 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