Karen

Better Than We Ever Expected

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July 30th 2012
In 1964 my 5th grade teacher had our class put together a scrap book on all of the United States. My assignment was New Mexico. I penciled out a barely legible request to the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce asking them to send me whatever they had about this so called; 'Land of Enchantment'. Two weeks later I received a fat manila envelope stuffed with color brochures covering everything fr ... read more

North America » United States » New Mexico » Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

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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