Appomattox--April 8--Battle of Appomattox Station

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May 8th 2015
If I had ever been on the stretches of road south of Cincinnati over to Appomattox, I can't recall it in any detail. That made each new vista, revealed around a sweeping turn or opening up below the apex of a hill, a revelation. As normally happens to me, the trip to my vacation destination seemed to pass quickly. My journey tends to be as important in finding that peace that comes with vacation a ... 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