Statue of von Steuben

The Revolution Continues

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September 9th 2012
Saturday morning found me in a hotel in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The good thing about weekends when you’re on holidays is that the hotel breakfast is usually open later than normal. As I didn’t have too much planned, and far less to travel than some previous days, I had a lazy morning and didn’t get on my way until 11am. I was a little apprehensive too, because the area I was travelling to w ... read more

North America » United States » New Jersey

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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