Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

The Crescent City

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May 27th 2015
So I drove down to New Orleans. It was a pretty uneventful drive. Straight, flat road. Then I got excited when I knew I was crossing Lake Pontchartrain. I knew it was big, but it's BIG when you are driving over it. So I get into the city and get to the hotel. I'm staying at the Wyndham St Charles Plaza. It's right on St Charles Ave in Uptown. Anyway, the room is smaller than I'm used to but enough ... 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