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Long Island

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July 20th 2015
With the new company settled we eased off our Pier76 mooring early morning June 18 and motored down Hudson taking pictures of both shores. We dropped the anchor at the Statue of Liberty and took our time for a nice breakfast. Liberty island sits in NJ waters but belongs to NY and along with the statue has been the subject of many court battles between the two states. Meantime the Lady stands unmov ... read more

North America » United States » New York » Long Island

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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