Fort Sumter

Four Score and Seven

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September 7th 2012
My knowledge about the American Civil War is patchy at best, so I thought it would be a good idea to visit the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg before I headed on to Gettysburg. The museum is associated with the Smithsonian Institute so I figured it would be a pretty good one. And it was. The museum is situated on a hill overlooking Harrisburg and as I arrived there a short time after it ... 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