Ellis Island Museum

Exploring Manhatten - Day 2

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February 10th 2011
We woke up this morning eager for another day of exploring. Today was going to be a BIG day and we had alot of ground to cover. We filled up in our free breakfast at the hotel, grabbed some of their cookies to go and headed for the subway station. We took it all the way to the end of Manhatten and walked over to catch the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We bought our ticket ... 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