Mississippi River

East Memphis, Arkansas-a couple miles from the Tennessee border

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August 27th 2012
Got up around 7am, on the road by 8:30. Sunny and humid. We had our usual breakfast and watched a little news. We fueled up at a Shell station. I went inside to pick up ice and a few beverages: diet coke, coke, oj. While I was in there, a big black cricket jumped and landed on my boob. I almost had a heart attack! I quickly brushed it off and felt creeped out for about an hour. I had to go in the ... 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