Union station

On a midnite train to Memphis

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June 30th 2011
Well we got on the train at Union Station Chicago, (the famous one in which the baby in the pram gets pushed down the stairs in the untouchables!) After a not too uncomfortable 10 hours on board the Amtrak, we arrived at Memphis station. It was early in the morning so we headed up Main st. past the Lorraine hotel where Martin luther King was killed and found our own hotel. We got the bags in ... 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